AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 13,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 18, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 10 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +13,6 % 337,0fps 389,9fps Multi-thread +38,6 % 128,4points 92,6points Single-thread +23,1 % 149,6points 121,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 +15,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 17.654 points +3,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 6.245 points +0,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 58.088 points +16,1 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 434,5 fps +16,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps 365,0 fps +24,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 23.688 points +0,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 407,3 fps +6,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps 352,8 fps +18,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps 425,8 fps +28,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps 481,6 fps +4,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +38,6 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 121.326 MIPS +46,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 72,0 s +63,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 971,0 s +39,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 50.227 KB/s +6,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 2.944 points +71,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 7.066 points +78,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 5.899 points +75,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 13.400 points +17,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 7.990 points +73,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 8.005 points +58,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 7.053 points +29,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 3.799 points +27,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 1.942 points +28,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 13.655 points +57,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 6.081 px/s +72,8 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +23,1 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 978,0 points +29,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 1.992 points +26,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s 678,0 px/s +5,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 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 9900X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 4
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 7000
Release	August 15, 2024	April 6, 2023
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cores / threads	12	8
Threads	24	16
Base clock	4.4 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 9900X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
TDP / base power	120 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9900X	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
System power idle	122.2 W	115.9 W
System power load	292.1 W	184.4 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	24 W
CPU package load	162 W	77.5 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	43 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	63.3 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	4438 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	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	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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