AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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 7950X3D
2053
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
1959
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
36291
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
24444
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
124
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
116
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
2086
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
2119
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
4150
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
4142
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
62454
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
48540
Integer Math214.6 GOps/s165.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math130.6 GOps/s98.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search497 M primes/s381 M primes/s
Random String Sort92.6 M strings/s68.5 M strings/s
Data Encryption47.2 GB/s34.9 GB/s
Data Compression786.2 MB/s581 MB/s
Physics5067 frames/s3060 frames/s
Extended Instructions586 M matrices/s425 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
3003
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
2947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
19043
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
17401
File Compression1550 MB/s1690 MB/s
Clang Compilation228.7 KLines/s149.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser353.4 pages/s341.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering482.7 MP/sec481.5 MP/sec
Text Processing303.7 pages/s299.8 pages/s
Background Blur68.3 frames/s70.3 frames/s
Photo Processing117.9 frames/s119.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing54.7 MP/sec31 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
539.45
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
397.08

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 158.7 PPW 267.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 520.5 PPW 746.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 17.4 PPW 32.6 PPW
Blender / W 4.5 PPW 6.11 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced January, 4, 2023 January, 10, 2023
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Raphael) Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number 7950X3D n/a
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 16 12
Threads 32 24
Frequency 4.2 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.7 GHz 5.4 GHz
General
Cores count1612
Threads count3224
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier42x37x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache128 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 13.1 billion 13.1 billion
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 120 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 162 W 142 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Critical temp. 89 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5200 DDR5-5200
Max Size 128 GB 128 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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