AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
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76
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 4.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7950X with 16-cores against the 4.4 GHz Ryzen 9 7900X3D with 12-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 7950X
- Has 4 more physical cores
- More than 6Β° C higher critical temperature
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.7 GHz vs 5.6 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Newer - released 5 months later
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 679 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 8943 | - |
Cinebench Scores (18th and 62nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1960 MB/sec | 1710 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 211.3 Klines/sec | 170.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 414.2 pages/sec | 353.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 540.6 Mpixels/sec | 495.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 304.8 pages/sec | 301.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 78.9 images/sec | 68.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 148.7 images/sec | 118.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 46.1 Mpixels/sec | 36.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 224.2 GOps/sec | 160 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 137.4 GOps/sec | 96.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 333M Primes/sec | 442M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 98.4M Strings/sec | 70.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 49.1 GBytes/sec | 35.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 831.2 MBytes/sec | 592.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3073 Frames/sec | 4704 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 61.7B Matrices/sec | 44.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.2 PPW | 12.7 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 125.9 PPW | 152.3 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 365.5 PPW | 418.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.39 PPW | 3.34 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-25 (Leandro Irgang) | Cinebench 2026 | 679 / 8943 |
| π 2026-04-25 (VikTOR) | Cinebench 2024 | 125 / 2213 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Gerard) | Cinebench 2026 | 627 / 8337 |
| π 2025-12-17 (RipePipe) | Cinebench 2024 | 118 / 1956 |
| π 2024-11-28 (Mirage_Tahmid) | Cinebench 2024 | 118 / 1966 |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-03-24 (Alban) | Cinebench 2024 | 124 / 1627 |
| π 2025-02-09 (hase) | Cinebench 2024 | 123 / 1674 |
| π 2025-01-20 (mdee2u04) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1534 |
| π 2024-12-03 (Vancalar) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 1484 |
| π 2024-10-14 (RealSoulskater) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1583 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 9 7900X3DGeneral
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | August 29, 2022 | 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 13900K | - Intel Core i9 13900K |
| Successor | - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | - AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (7th and 18th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 16 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.7 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 45x | 44x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 64MB (shared) | 128MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | - |
Package
| Transistors | 13.1 billions | 13.1 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 170 W | 120 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 230 W | 162 W |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 95Β°C | 89Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (18th and 35th 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 | 192 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X official page | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
Cast your vote
Total votes: 76