AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 16,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 18, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 10 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +11,7 % 344,3fps 389,9fps Multi-thread +57,4 % 145,8points 92,6points Single-thread +12,6 % 137,0points 121,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 +13,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 17.654 points +20,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.245 points +1,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 58.088 points +5,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 434,5 fps +5,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 365,0 fps +23,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.688 points +0,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 407,3 fps +9,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 352,8 fps +18,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps 425,8 fps +20,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 481,6 fps +29,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +57,4 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 121.326 MIPS +70,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 72,0 s +100,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 971,0 s +43,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 50.227 KB/s +7,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 2.944 points +113,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 7.066 points +112,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 5.899 points +115,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 13.400 points +16,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 7.990 points +108,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 8.005 points +22,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 7.053 points +26,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 3.799 points +15,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 1.942 points +11,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 13.655 points +70,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 6.081 px/s +105,8 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +12,6 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 978,0 points +15,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 1.992 points +12,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 678,0 px/s +9,9 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cores / threads	16	8
Threads	32	16
Base clock	4.5 GHz	4.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	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	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
System power idle	89 W	115.9 W
System power load	325 W	184.4 W
CPU package idle	35 W	24 W
CPU package load	219 W	77.5 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	43 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	63.3 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	4438 MHz
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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