AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 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 8,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +25,5 % 327,9fps 440,1fps Multi-thread +11,1 % 121,1points 109,0points Single-thread +8,4 % 132,0points 144,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 +34,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +11,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points 23.255 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 1.091 points 1.189 points +9,0 %

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

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

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.897 points 1.951 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 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 5
Codename	Raphael AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 9000
Release	September 27, 2022	November 7, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

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

Power and manufacturing

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

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9800X3D
System power idle	126 W	123.2 W
System power load	288 W	227 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	25.5 W
CPU package load	175 W	110 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	42.5 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	62.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	4918 MHz
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a

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