AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

Both CPUs perform on par in our benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +21,8 % 344,3fps 440,1fps Multi-thread +33,7 % 145,8points 109,0points Single-thread +4,9 % 137,0points 144,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 +27,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +33,7 %

Individual results (17 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 7.533 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 1.130 points 1.189 points +5,2 %

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

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 752,0 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 9 7950X	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 7950X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cores / threads	16	8
Threads	32	16
Base clock	4.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

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

Our measurements

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

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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	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 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a

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