AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 13,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 10, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 18 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +13,2 % 389,9fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +36,5 % 92,6points 145,8points Single-thread +11,2 % 121,6points 137,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D +13,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.654 points 21.343 points +20,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.245 points 6.323 points +1,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 58.088 points 55.240 points +5,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 434,5 fps 413,2 fps +5,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 365,0 fps 295,0 fps +23,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.688 points 23.471 points +0,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 407,3 fps 370,8 fps +9,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 352,8 fps 298,3 fps +18,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 425,8 fps 352,7 fps +20,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 481,6 fps 371,7 fps +29,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +57,4 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 121.326 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +70,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 72,0 s 36,0 s +100,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 971,0 s 679,0 s +43,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 50.227 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +7,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.944 points 6.287 points +113,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.066 points 14.994 points +112,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.899 points 12.684 points +115,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.400 points 15.658 points +16,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.990 points 16.621 points +108,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.005 points 9.824 points +22,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.053 points 5.573 points +26,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.799 points 3.301 points +15,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.942 points 2.162 points +11,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 13.655 points 23.310 points +70,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.081 px/s 12.516 px/s +105,8 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +12,6 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 978,0 points 1.130 points +15,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.234 points +12,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 678,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +9,9 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 4
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 7000
Release	April 6, 2023	September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Cores / threads	8	16
Threads	16	32
Base clock	4.2 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
TDP / base power	120 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
System power idle	115.9 W	89 W
System power load	184.4 W	325 W
CPU package idle	24 W	35 W
CPU package load	77.5 W	219 W
Temperature idle	43 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	63.3 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	4438 MHz	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	n/a	5620 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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