AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 5,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 11, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 21 (32 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +14,3 % 377,1fps 440,1fps Multi-thread +9,1 % 99,1points 109,0points Single-thread +7,6 % 155,0points 144,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 9800X3D +16,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 22.091 points +2,4 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 12.410 points +99,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 64.725 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 484,1 fps +1,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 409,0 fps +35,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 23.678 points +0,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 447,7 fps +14,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 419,7 fps +24,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps 463,6 fps +25,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps 488,7 fps +20,7 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +10,0 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 135.936 MIPS +8,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 62,0 s +12,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 798,0 s +17,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 56.061 KB/s +40,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 3.581 points +12,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 9.057 points +14,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 7.536 points +14,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 15.859 points +13,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 10.231 points +13,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 10.224 points +13,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 6.099 points +34,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 3.712 points +31,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 2.284 points +11,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 15.995 points +10,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 7.533 px/s +11,8 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points 23.255 points +39,3 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points 18.159 points +12,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +7,6 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 1.189 points +8,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 2.379 points +7,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 752,0 px/s +8,5 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points 1.951 points +19,6 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 points 3.232 points +5,1 %

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 9800X3D
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 5
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 9000
Release	August 8, 2024	November 7, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cores / threads	8	8
Threads	16	16
Base clock	3.8 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.5 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
TDP / base power	65 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9700X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
System power idle	110.6 W	123.2 W
System power load	195.2 W	227 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	25.5 W
CPU package load	88 W	110 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	42.5 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	62.1 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	4918 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
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 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a

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