AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

Both CPUs perform on par in our benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 19, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 9 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +27,8 % 440,1fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +25,2 % 109,0points 145,8points Single-thread +5,1 % 144,0points 137,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 +27,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.091 points 21.343 points +3,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 12.410 points 6.323 points +96,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 64.725 points 55.240 points +17,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 484,1 fps 413,2 fps +17,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 409,0 fps 295,0 fps +38,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.678 points 23.471 points +0,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 447,7 fps 370,8 fps +20,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 419,7 fps 298,3 fps +40,7 %

Fortnite720p, Low 463,6 fps 352,7 fps +31,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 488,7 fps 371,7 fps +31,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +33,7 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 135.936 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +52,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 36,0 s +72,2 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 798,0 s 679,0 s +17,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 56.061 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +3,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.581 points 6.287 points +75,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.057 points 14.994 points +65,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.536 points 12.684 points +68,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.859 points 15.658 points +1,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.231 points 16.621 points +62,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.224 points 9.824 points +4,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 6.099 points 5.573 points +9,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 3.301 points +12,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.284 points 2.162 points +5,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.995 points 23.310 points +45,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.533 px/s 12.516 px/s +66,1 %

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 +5,1 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.189 points 1.130 points +5,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.379 points 2.234 points +6,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 752,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +0,9 %

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 9 7950X
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 7950X
Cores / threads	8	16
Threads	16	32
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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 7950X
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 9 7950X
System power idle	123.2 W	89 W
System power load	227 W	325 W
CPU package idle	25.5 W	35 W
CPU package load	110 W	219 W
Temperature idle	42.5 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	62.1 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	4918 MHz	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	n/a	5620 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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 )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a	DDR5-6400

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