AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 12,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 10, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 18 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +15,7 % 389,9fps 337,0fps Multi-thread +27,9 % 92,6points 128,4points Single-thread +18,7 % 121,6points 149,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 +15,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.654 points 18.341 points +3,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.245 points 6.204 points +0,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 58.088 points 50.031 points +16,1 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 434,5 fps 374,2 fps +16,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 365,0 fps 293,0 fps +24,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.688 points 23.617 points +0,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 407,3 fps 381,9 fps +6,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 352,8 fps 298,7 fps +18,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 425,8 fps 331,4 fps +28,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 481,6 fps 459,5 fps +4,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +38,6 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 121.326 MIPS 178.176 MIPS +46,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 72,0 s 44,0 s +63,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 971,0 s 695,0 s +39,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 50.227 KB/s 47.354 KB/s +6,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.944 points 5.061 points +71,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.066 points 12.630 points +78,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.899 points 10.368 points +75,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.400 points 15.710 points +17,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.990 points 13.830 points +73,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.005 points 12.659 points +58,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.053 points 9.135 points +29,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.799 points 4.854 points +27,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.942 points 2.498 points +28,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 13.655 points 21.444 points +57,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.081 px/s 10.508 px/s +72,8 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 32.383 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +23,1 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 978,0 points 1.267 points +29,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.510 points +26,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 678,0 px/s 712,0 px/s +5,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.334 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.398 points

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 9900X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 5
Codename	Raphael AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 9000
Release	April 6, 2023	August 15, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Cores / threads	8	12
Threads	16	24
Base clock	4.2 GHz	4.4 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.6 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
TDP / base power	120 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9900X
System power idle	115.9 W	122.2 W
System power load	184.4 W	292.1 W
CPU package idle	24 W	27.5 W
CPU package load	77.5 W	162 W
Temperature idle	43 °C	44 °C
Temperature load	63.3 °C	90 °C
Highest measured clock	4438 MHz	5305 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
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 )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum

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