AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
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 9900X3D
2190
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
1785
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
38356
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
18193
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
140
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
110
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
2113
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
1047
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
n/a
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
3756
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
n/a
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
34271
Integer Mathn/a103.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a61.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a325 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a44.8 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a22.4 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a384.6 MB/s
Physicsn/a3527 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a291 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
3274
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
2657
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
19227
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
15319
File Compression1650 MB/s1710 MB/s
Clang Compilation186.5 KLines/s111.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser327.7 pages/s331.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering525 MP/sec399 MP/sec
Text Processing350.9 pages/s266.2 pages/s
Background Blur73.3 frames/s65.8 frames/s
Photo Processing118.6 frames/s117 frames/s
Ray Tracing41.9 MP/sec22.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
n/a
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
266.61

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 160.2 PPW 127.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 285.6 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 17.6 PPW 8.7 PPW
Blender / W n/a 2.22 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 4, 2023
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number 9900X3D n/a
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Frequency 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.5 GHz 5 GHz
General
Cores count128
Threads count2416
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier43x42x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache128 MB total96 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 11.2 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 120 W 120 W
Max TDP (Boost) 230 W 162 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Critical temp. 95 °C 89 °C

Memory Support

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

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28

Note

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D:

ECC requires mobo support.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
5 (62.5%)
3 (37.5%)
Total Votes: 8

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below