AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 9,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 20, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 8 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +3,3 % 377,1fps 389,9fps Multi-thread +7,0 % 99,1points 92,6points Single-thread +27,5 % 155,0points 121,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 +3,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 17.654 points +28,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 6.245 points +0,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 58.088 points +9,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 434,5 fps +9,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 365,0 fps +20,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 23.688 points +0,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 407,3 fps +3,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 352,8 fps +4,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps 425,8 fps +14,8 %

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps 481,6 fps +19,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +7,0 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 121.326 MIPS +3,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 72,0 s +2,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 971,0 s +4,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 50.227 KB/s +25,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 2.944 points +7,7 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 7.066 points +12,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 5.899 points +12,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 13.400 points +4,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 7.990 points +13,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 8.005 points +13,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 7.053 points +16,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 3.799 points +28,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 1.942 points +31,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 13.655 points +6,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 6.081 px/s +10,8 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +27,5 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 978,0 points +31,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 1.992 points +27,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 678,0 px/s +20,4 %

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 9700X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 4
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 7000
Release	August 8, 2024	April 6, 2023
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cores / threads	8	8
Threads	16	16
Base clock	3.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.5 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
TDP / base power	65 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9700X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
System power idle	110.6 W	115.9 W
System power load	195.2 W	184.4 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	24 W
CPU package load	88 W	77.5 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	43 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	63.3 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	4438 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
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	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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