AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is 6,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 17, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 11 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +15,9 % 327,9fps 389,9fps Multi-thread +30,8 % 121,1points 92,6points Single-thread +8,5 % 132,0points 121,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7800X3D +18,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 17.654 points +2,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.245 points +0,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 58.088 points +8,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 434,5 fps +8,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 365,0 fps +34,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.688 points +1,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 407,3 fps +13,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 352,8 fps +25,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps 425,8 fps +29,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 481,6 fps +22,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +30,8 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 121.326 MIPS +39,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 72,0 s +46,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 971,0 s +31,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 50.227 KB/s +1,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 2.944 points +60,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 7.066 points +58,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 5.899 points +60,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 13.400 points +17,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 7.990 points +59,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 8.005 points +20,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 7.053 points +24,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 3.799 points +10,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 1.942 points +4,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 13.655 points +42,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 6.081 px/s +58,4 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +8,5 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 978,0 points +11,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 1.992 points +7,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 678,0 px/s +7,2 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.897 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 7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 4
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 7000
Release	September 27, 2022	April 6, 2023
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cores / threads	12	8
Threads	24	16
Base clock	4.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
TDP / base power	170 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	n/a	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
System power idle	126 W	115.9 W
System power load	288 W	184.4 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	24 W
CPU package load	175 W	77.5 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	43 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	63.3 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	4438 MHz
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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