AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, vs AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
2073
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
23334
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
132
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
144
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
1322
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
1398
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
4434
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
40068
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
n/a
Integer Math116.8 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math79.5 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search426 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort48.7 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption22.2 GB/sn/a
Data Compression468.5 MB/sn/a
Physics4093 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions388 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
3315
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
18350
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
n/a
File Compression1730 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.3 KLines/s145.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser356.9 pages/s360.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering509 MP/sec547.3 MP/sec
Text Processing337 pages/s373.3 pages/s
Background Blur90.4 frames/s95.3 frames/s
Photo Processing135.2 frames/s140.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing29.1 MP/sec31.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
321.39
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
345.5

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 152.9 PPW 161 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 333.9 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 11 PPW 11.7 PPW
Blender / W 2.68 PPW 2.88 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced October, 31, 2024 January, 5, 2026
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number n/a 9850X3D
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 5.6 GHz
General
Cores count88
Threads count1616
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier47x47x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache96 MB total96 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 120 W 120 W
Max TDP (Boost) 162 W 162 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 DDR5-5600
Max Size 192 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 89.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28

Results

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