AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 16,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 25, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 3 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +12,9 % 440,1fps 389,9fps Multi-thread +17,7 % 109,0points 92,6points Single-thread +18,4 % 144,0points 121,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 9800X3D +12,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.091 points 17.654 points +25,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 12.410 points 6.245 points +98,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 64.725 points 58.088 points +11,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 484,1 fps 434,5 fps +11,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 409,0 fps 365,0 fps +12,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.678 points 23.688 points +0,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 447,7 fps 407,3 fps +9,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 419,7 fps 352,8 fps +19,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 463,6 fps 425,8 fps +8,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 488,7 fps 481,6 fps +1,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +17,7 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 135.936 MIPS 121.326 MIPS +12,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 72,0 s +16,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 798,0 s 971,0 s +21,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 56.061 KB/s 50.227 KB/s +11,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.581 points 2.944 points +21,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.057 points 7.066 points +28,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.536 points 5.899 points +27,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.859 points 13.400 points +18,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.231 points 7.990 points +28,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.224 points 8.005 points +27,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 6.099 points 7.053 points +15,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 3.799 points +2,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.284 points 1.942 points +17,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.995 points 13.655 points +17,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.533 px/s 6.081 px/s +23,9 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 23.255 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 18.159 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +18,4 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.189 points 978,0 points +21,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.379 points 1.992 points +19,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 752,0 px/s 678,0 px/s +10,9 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.951 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.232 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 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 4
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 7000
Release	November 7, 2024	April 6, 2023
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cores / threads	8	8
Threads	16	16
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
TDP / base power	120 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	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 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
System power idle	123.2 W	115.9 W
System power load	227 W	184.4 W
CPU package idle	25.5 W	24 W
CPU package load	110 W	77.5 W
Temperature idle	42.5 °C	43 °C
Temperature load	62.1 °C	63.3 °C
Highest measured clock	4918 MHz	4438 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	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	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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