Home > CPU Comparison > Ryzen 7 9850X3D or Ryzen 7 7800X3D: what's better?

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D

81 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
VS
64 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D against the 4.2 GHz Ryzen 7 7800X3D. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
NanoReview Final Score
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
๐Ÿ”Œ Usage Scenario:

Value for money (Beta)

Global average CPU prices are used by default! For better accuracy, enter your current prices and click โ€œCalculate".
Currency
VS

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7800X3D and 9850X3D
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
  • Newer - released 3 years later
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 4 versus 5 nanometers
  • 35% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3578 vs 2657 points
  • More than 6ยฐ C higher critical temperature
  • 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 7 9850X3D
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 730 575
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5315 4363
Cinebench Scores (81st and 124th place)
Submit your benchmark results

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 9850X3D +26%
19316
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
15319
File compression 1770 MB/sec 1710 MB/sec
Clang compilation 145.4 Klines/sec 111.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 360.6 pages/sec 331.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 547.3 Mpixels/sec 399 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 373.3 pages/sec 266.2 pages/sec
Background blur 95.3 images/sec 65.8 images/sec
Photo processing 140.9 images/sec 117 images/sec
Ray tracing 31.9 Mpixels/sec 22.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 774 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math - 103.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math - 60.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers - 319M Primes/sec
Random string sorting - 46M Strings/sec
Data encryption - 22.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression - 384.2 MBytes/sec
Physics - 3510 Frames/sec
Extended instructions - 29.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 26928 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 7 9850X3D +34%
356.45
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
266.61

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 11.7 PPW 9.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161 PPW 127.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 285.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.97 PPW 2.22 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-22 (cspa)Cinebench 20260 / 4118
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Rixgames)Cinebench 2024140 / 1361
Add View all (2)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-30 (Indyee)Cinebench 2026571 / 4254
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-07 (mNine)Cinebench 20241768 / 17329
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-03 (Ker_Sandwichman)Cinebench 2024112 / 1073
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-24 (Corey)Cinebench 2026564 / 4313
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-18 (CN Merritt)Cinebench 2024109 / 1084
Add View all (57)

Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Ryzen 7 7800X3D

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 5, 2026 January 4, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number 9850X3D -
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i7 13700K
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (11th and 47th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 47x 42x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 96MB (shared) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Transistors - 11.2 billions
Fabrication Process 4 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 120 W 120 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 162 W 162 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 95ยฐC 89ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (22nd and 68th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 128 128
TMUs 8 8
ROPs 4 4
Execution Units 2 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 7 9850X3D
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
0.6 TFLOPS
See: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D official page AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28
Further details
Notes on Ryzen 7 7800X3D:
    - ECC requires mobo support.

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
8 (53.3%)
7 (46.7%)
Total votes: 15

Competitors

1. AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
2. AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
3. AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Intel Core i9 14900K
4. AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
5. AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
6. AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7 14700K (2)
7. AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
8. AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
9. AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
10. AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (5)
Compare other CPUs (460+)

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D or Ryzen 7 9850X3D?
๐ŸŒ Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
Englishะ ัƒััะบะธะน