AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
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 9 7900X
2016
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
2073
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
29300
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
23334
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
118
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
132
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
1559
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
1322
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
4243
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
4434
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
51477
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
40068
Integer Math169.7 GOps/s116.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math104.1 GOps/s79.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search387 M primes/s426 M primes/s
Random String Sort74.6 M strings/s48.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption37.3 GB/s22.2 GB/s
Data Compression633.8 MB/s468.5 MB/s
Physics3064 frames/s4093 frames/s
Extended Instructions477 M matrices/s388 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
2873
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
3315
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
18246
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
18350
File Compression1810 MB/s1730 MB/s
Clang Compilation175.1 KLines/s140.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser360.8 pages/s356.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering535.6 MP/sec509 MP/sec
Text Processing299.8 pages/s337 pages/s
Background Blur52.2 frames/s90.4 frames/s
Photo Processing121.8 frames/s135.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing39.1 MP/sec29.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
420.06
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
321.39

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 107.3 PPW 152.9 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 302.8 PPW 333.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 9.2 PPW 11 PPW
Blender / W 2.47 PPW 2.68 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced September, 29, 2022 October, 31, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Raphael) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Radeon Graphics

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Frequency 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.6 GHz 5.2 GHz
General
Cores count128
Threads count2416
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier47x47x
L1 cache64 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache64 MB total96 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count 13.14 billion n/a
Process tech. 5 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 170 W 120 W
Max TDP (Boost) 230 W 162 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5200 DDR5-5600
Max Size 128 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28

Results

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