AMD Ryzen 7 7800X vs Ryzen 7 5800X
We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 4.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7800X against the 3.8 GHz Ryzen 7 5800X. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
- Newer - released 2 years and 3 months later
- More modern manufacturing process โ 5 versus 7 nanometers
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Newer PCI Express version โ 5.0
- Includes an integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
- 15% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 483 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3448 |
Cinebench Scores (101st and 188th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 851.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 97.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 181 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 319.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 236.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 50.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 66.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 25.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 41.6 GOps/sec | 94.3 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 25.7 GOps/sec | 52.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 45M Primes/sec | 122M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 23.6M Strings/sec | 35.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 4.4 GBytes/sec | 21.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 185.6 MBytes/sec | 345.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 813 Frames/sec | 1354 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 15.7B Matrices/sec | 23.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.1 PPW | 8.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | - | 97.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 263.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 2.06 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
No benchmark results yet
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-06-18 (dxd_shxdow) | Cinebench 2026 | 483 / 3448 |
| ๐ 2026-04-15 (NyNy) | Cinebench 2024 | 81 / 747 |
| ๐ 2026-02-16 (nothampter) | Cinebench 2024 | 82 / 1064 |
| ๐ 2026-02-06 (Hexg) | Cinebench 2024 | 95 / 849 |
| ๐ 2025-12-27 (ivy:3) | Cinebench 2024 | 96 / 863 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X and Ryzen 7 5800XGeneral
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | January 10, 2023 | October 8, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 4 (Raphael) | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - Intel Core i7 13700K | - Intel Core i7 11700K |
| Successor | - | - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (43rd and 95th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 45x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | - | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 40MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 4.15 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 105 W | 105 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 142 W |
| Socket | AM5 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 95ยฐC | 90ยฐC |
Desktop CPU ranking (58th and 98th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) | - |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | - |
| Shading Units | 128 | - |
| TMUs | 8 | - |
| ROPs | 4 | - |
| Execution Units | 2 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5200 | - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | - | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | - | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
Further details
Notes on Ryzen 7 7800X:
- This CPU was never released for the retail market.
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