AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
75
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64
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7900 with 12-cores against the 4.2 GHz Ryzen 7 7800X3D with 8-cores. 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 4 more physical cores
- More than 6ยฐ C higher critical temperature
- 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5 GHz)
- 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2947 vs 2657 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Has 32 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 575 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 4363 |
Cinebench Scores (54th and 124th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1690 MB/sec | 1710 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 149.9 Klines/sec | 111.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 341.4 pages/sec | 331.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 481.5 Mpixels/sec | 399 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 299.8 pages/sec | 266.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 70.3 images/sec | 65.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 119.8 images/sec | 117 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 31 Mpixels/sec | 22.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 162.4 GOps/sec | 103.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 97.2 GOps/sec | 60.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 378M Primes/sec | 319M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 68.5M Strings/sec | 46M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 34.4 GBytes/sec | 22.3 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 573.4 MBytes/sec | 384.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3027 Frames/sec | 3510 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 41.9B Matrices/sec | 29.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 25.5 PPW | 9.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 267.7 PPW | 127.7 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 739 PPW | 285.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 6.11 PPW | 2.22 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-03-17 (A_Nobody) | Cinebench 2024 | 120 / 1657 |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-06-30 (Indyee) | Cinebench 2026 | 571 / 4254 |
| ๐ 2026-06-07 (mNine) | Cinebench 2024 | 1768 / 17329 |
| ๐ 2026-06-03 (Ker_Sandwichman) | Cinebench 2024 | 112 / 1073 |
| ๐ 2026-05-24 (Corey) | Cinebench 2026 | 564 / 4313 |
| ๐ 2026-05-18 (CN Merritt) | Cinebench 2024 | 109 / 1084 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and Ryzen 7 7800X3DGeneral
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | January 10, 2023 | January 4, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 4 (Raphael) | Zen 4 (Raphael) |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Intel Core i9 13900 | - Intel Core i7 13700K |
| Successor | - | - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (20th and 47th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 12 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.7 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x | 42x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 64MB (shared) | 96MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | 13.1 billions | 11.2 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 120 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 142 W | 162 W |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 95ยฐC | 89ยฐC |
Desktop CPU ranking (38th and 68th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) | 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
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5200 | - DDR5-5200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 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.
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