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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D

81 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
VS
76 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 4.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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.

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

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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
27.0
(Mediocre)
Value Index
22.0
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7900X3D and 7950X3D
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.7 GHz vs 5.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (26th and 62nd place)
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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)
File compression 1550 MB/sec 1710 MB/sec
Clang compilation 228.7 Klines/sec 170.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 353.4 pages/sec 353.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 482.7 Mpixels/sec 495.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 303.7 pages/sec 301.6 pages/sec
Background blur 68.3 images/sec 68.4 images/sec
Photo processing 117.9 images/sec 118.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 54.7 Mpixels/sec 36.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 562 & 1194 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 7950X3D +24%
62301
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
50199
Integer math 213.3 GOps/sec 160 GOps/sec
Floating point math 130.1 GOps/sec 96.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 492M Primes/sec 442M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 93.2M Strings/sec 70.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 47 GBytes/sec 35.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 783.2 MBytes/sec 592.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 5047 Frames/sec 4704 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 58.4B Matrices/sec 44.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6573 & 2330 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 7950X3D +35%
539.45
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
400.33

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.7 PPW 12.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 158.7 PPW 152.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 519.2 PPW 418.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.5 PPW 3.34 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 9 7950X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-03 (TheDude)Cinebench 2024109 / 1803
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-23 (HermesGrey)Geekbench 6 CPU2723 / 17081
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-28 (JenXay)Cinebench 2024117 / 2062
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-08 (Jacob Newman)Cinebench 2024113 / 1958
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-19 (Ph1ps)Cinebench 2024111 / 2735
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-24 (Alban)Cinebench 2024124 / 1627
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-09 (hase)Cinebench 2024123 / 1674
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-20 (mdee2u04)Cinebench 2024117 / 1534
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-03 (Vancalar)Cinebench 2024115 / 1484
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-14 (RealSoulskater)Cinebench 2024114 / 1583
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Ryzen 9 7900X3D

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 4, 2023 January 4, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Raphael) Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number 7950X3D -
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i9 13900K - Intel Core i9 13900K
Successor - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D - AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (12th and 18th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 12
P-Threads 32 24
Base Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.7 GHz 5.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 12
Total Threads 32 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 42x 44x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 128MB (shared) 128MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes -

Package

Transistors 13.1 billions 13.1 billions
Fabrication Process 5 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 120 W 120 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 162 W 162 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 89Β°C 89Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (23rd 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
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
0.6 TFLOPS
See: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) benchmarks

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 7950X3D official page AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D or Ryzen 9 7950X3D?
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JNPMIR June 4, 2023 at 10:53 AM
The 7900X3D should have been designed with 8 V-Cache cores + 4(or 6) normal cores. This is because 3D V-Cache design is focused on gaming.
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Matt D February 3, 2023 at 01:13 PM
I think I will go with the 7950X3D. Mainly to have 2 more V-Cache cores. 6+6 design will limit 6 cores per CCD. Possibly making the 7800X3D Perform better in some instances.
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Dez February 27, 2023 at 10:12 PM
7950 and 7900 only have 8 cores that use the v cache exclusive the remaining cores don't utilize them and will be asleep unless used for productivity purposes while gaming.
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