AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 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 2,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 19, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 13 (32 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +23,4 % 337,0fps 440,1fps Multi-thread +17,8 % 128,4points 109,0points Single-thread +3,9 % 149,6points 144,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 +30,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 22.091 points +20,4 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 12.410 points +100,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 64.725 points +29,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 484,1 fps +29,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps 409,0 fps +39,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 23.678 points +0,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 447,7 fps +17,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps 419,7 fps +40,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps 463,6 fps +39,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps 488,7 fps +6,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +17,8 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 135.936 MIPS +31,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 62,0 s +40,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 798,0 s +14,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 56.061 KB/s +18,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 3.581 points +41,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 9.057 points +39,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 7.536 points +37,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 15.859 points +0,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 10.231 points +35,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 10.224 points +23,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 6.099 points +49,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 3.712 points +30,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 2.284 points +9,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 15.995 points +34,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 7.533 px/s +39,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points 23.255 points +39,3 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points 18.159 points +12,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +3,9 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 1.189 points +6,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 2.379 points +5,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s 752,0 px/s +5,6 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points 1.951 points +19,6 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 points 3.232 points +5,1 %

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 9800X3D
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 5
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 9000
Release	August 15, 2024	November 7, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cores / threads	12	8
Threads	24	16
Base clock	4.4 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 9900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
TDP / base power	120 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9900X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
System power idle	122.2 W	123.2 W
System power load	292.1 W	227 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	25.5 W
CPU package load	162 W	110 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	42.5 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	62.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	4918 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	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	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 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a

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