AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 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 28,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 0, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 27 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +38,7 % 269,9fps 440,1fps Multi-thread +17,6 % 89,8points 109,0points Single-thread +26,4 % 106,0points 144,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 +63,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 22.091 points +38,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 12.410 points +95,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 64.725 points +43,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 484,1 fps +43,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 409,0 fps +99,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.678 points +9,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 447,7 fps +50,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 419,7 fps +74,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 463,6 fps +23,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 488,7 fps +29,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +21,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 135.936 MIPS +16,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 62,0 s ±0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 798,0 s +22,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 56.061 KB/s +163,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 3.581 points +3,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 9.057 points +13,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 7.536 points +2,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 15.859 points +32,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 10.231 points +0,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 10.224 points +24,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 6.099 points +20,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 3.712 points +25,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.284 points +28,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 15.995 points +31,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 7.533 px/s +6,9 %

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 +35,8 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.189 points +24,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.379 points +46,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 752,0 px/s +25,1 %

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 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Vermeer	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 5000	Ryzen 9000
Release	November 5, 2020	November 7, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cores / threads	12	8
Threads	24	16
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
TDP / base power	105 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	90 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Socket	AM4	AM5
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels	n/a	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
System power idle	92 W	123.2 W
System power load	205 W	227 W
CPU package idle	34 W	25.5 W
CPU package load	122 W	110 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	42.5 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	62.1 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	4918 MHz
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	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	DDR4 4400	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a

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