AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 9,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 20, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 10 (30 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +34,2 % 440,1fps 327,9fps Multi-thread +10,0 % 109,0points 121,1points Single-thread +9,1 % 144,0points 132,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 +34,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.091 points 18.044 points +22,4 %

VR Mark Blue Room 12.410 points 6.266 points +98,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 64.725 points 53.424 points +21,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 484,1 fps 399,6 fps +21,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 409,0 fps 272,0 fps +50,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.678 points 23.430 points +1,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 447,7 fps 358,1 fps +25,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 419,7 fps 281,9 fps +48,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 463,6 fps 330,2 fps +40,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 488,7 fps 392,1 fps +24,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +11,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 135.936 MIPS 168.704 MIPS +24,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 49,0 s +26,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 798,0 s 737,0 s +8,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 56.061 KB/s 49.402 KB/s +13,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.581 points 4.736 points +32,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.057 points 11.225 points +23,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.536 points 9.465 points +25,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.859 points 15.689 points +1,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.231 points 12.711 points +24,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.224 points 9.614 points +6,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 6.099 points 5.674 points +7,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 3.447 points +7,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.284 points 2.024 points +12,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.995 points 19.493 points +21,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.533 px/s 9.630 px/s +27,8 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 23.255 points 28.752 points +23,6 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 18.159 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +9,1 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.189 points 1.091 points +9,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.379 points 2.141 points +11,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 752,0 px/s 727,0 px/s +3,4 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.951 points 1.897 points +2,8 %

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 9 7900X
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 4
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 7000
Release	November 7, 2024	September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Cores / threads	8	12
Threads	16	24
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	5.6 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
TDP / base power	120 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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	n/a
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
System power idle	123.2 W	126 W
System power load	227 W	288 W
CPU package idle	25.5 W	38.8 W
CPU package load	110 W	175 W
Temperature idle	42.5 °C	45.7 °C
Temperature load	62.1 °C	77.1 °C
Highest measured clock	4918 MHz	5656 MHz
Avg clock in games	n/a	5381 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD

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