AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 21,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 7, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 21 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +4,1 % 389,9fps 374,6fps Multi-thread +41,0 % 92,6points 157,1points Single-thread +22,4 % 121,6points 156,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 +4,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.654 points 21.219 points +20,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.245 points 6.332 points +1,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 58.088 points 57.239 points +1,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 434,5 fps 428,1 fps +1,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 365,0 fps 323,0 fps +13,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.688 points 23.660 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 407,3 fps 413,6 fps +1,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 352,8 fps 333,5 fps +5,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 425,8 fps 385,1 fps +10,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 481,6 fps 437,8 fps +10,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +69,6 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 121.326 MIPS 230.436 MIPS +89,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 72,0 s 33,0 s +118,2 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 971,0 s 611,0 s +58,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 50.227 KB/s 53.488 KB/s +6,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.944 points 6.405 points +117,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.066 points 16.156 points +128,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.899 points 13.323 points +125,9 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.400 points 16.174 points +20,7 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.990 points 16.513 points +106,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.005 points 16.910 points +111,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.053 points 9.451 points +34,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.799 points 5.038 points +32,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.942 points 2.596 points +33,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 13.655 points 25.210 points +84,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.081 px/s 13.052 px/s +114,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 41.428 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 21.953 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +28,9 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 978,0 points 1.309 points +33,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.564 points +28,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 678,0 px/s 830,0 px/s +22,4 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.277 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.463 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 9950X
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 9950X
Cores / threads	8	16
Threads	16	32
Base clock	4.2 GHz	4.3 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 9950X
TDP / base power	120 W	170 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 9950X
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 9950X
System power idle	115.9 W	153.9 W
System power load	184.4 W	329.9 W
CPU package idle	24 W	60 W
CPU package load	77.5 W	196 W
Temperature idle	43 °C	58 °C
Temperature load	63.3 °C	77 °C
Highest measured clock	4438 MHz	5437 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
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 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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