AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 4.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D with 16-cores against the 4.7 GHz Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 7950X3D
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 32 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.7 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- Newer - released 1 year and 10 months later
- More modern manufacturing process β 4 versus 5 nanometers
- More than 6Β° C higher critical temperature
- Around 6.4 GB/s (8%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3315 vs 3003 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 708 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 5087 |
Cinebench Scores (26th and 87th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1550 MB/sec | 1730 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 228.7 Klines/sec | 140.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 353.4 pages/sec | 356.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 482.7 Mpixels/sec | 509 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 303.7 pages/sec | 337 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 68.3 images/sec | 90.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117.9 images/sec | 135.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 54.7 Mpixels/sec | 29.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 213.3 GOps/sec | 116.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 130.1 GOps/sec | 79.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 492M Primes/sec | 420M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 93.2M Strings/sec | 48.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 47 GBytes/sec | 22.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 783.2 MBytes/sec | 467.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 5047 Frames/sec | 4071 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 58.4B Matrices/sec | 38.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.7 PPW | 11.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 158.7 PPW | 152.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 519.2 PPW | 332.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.5 PPW | 2.68 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-02-03 (TheDude) | Cinebench 2024 | 109 / 1803 |
| π 2025-08-23 (HermesGrey) | GeekBench | 2723 / 17081 |
| π 2025-06-28 (JenXay) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 2062 |
| π 2025-06-08 (Jacob Newman) | Cinebench 2024 | 113 / 1958 |
| π 2025-02-19 (Ph1ps) | Cinebench 2024 | 111 / 2735 |
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-28 (Average) | Cinebench 2026 | 735 / 5624 |
| π 2026-08-17 (looch) | Cinebench 2026 | 708 / 5087 |
| π 2026-07-20 (szegi) | Cinebench 2024 | 138 / 1365 |
| π 2026-07-08 (Spice Master) | Cinebench 2026 | 764 / 5801 |
| π 2026-05-08 (ChronicallyEve) | Cinebench 2026 | 721 / 5465 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3DGeneral
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | January 4, 2023 | October 31, 2024 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 4 (Raphael) | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | 7950X3D | 9800X3D |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) | Radeon Graphics |
| Rival Equivalent | - Intel Core i9 13900K | - |
| Successor | - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | - |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (12th and 14th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.7 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 42x | 47x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB (shared) | 96MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | 13.1 billions | - |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 120 W | 120 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 162 W | 162 W |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 89Β°C | 95Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (23rd and 27th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) | Radeon Graphics |
| 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 | - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D official page | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
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