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AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D. Specifications, performance, tests

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2023-01-14
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 7700 or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 has a base frequency of 3.8 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2023-01-14.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D has a base frequency of 4.4 GHz. 12 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 120 W. Released in 2023-02-28.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 120 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    4.4 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    12 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.6 GHz left arrow 5.3 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 7 7700
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 6
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    Ryzen 7000 Series left arrow Ryzen 7000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    8x left arrow 12x
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.3 GHz left arrow 5.6 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.3 GHz left arrow 5.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    - left arrow 5.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    2200 MHz left arrow 2200 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    2200 MHz left arrow 2200 MHz
  • Graphics Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow Q3/2022
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 128
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D and AMD Ryzen 7 7700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    83.2 GB/s left arrow 83.2 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5 left arrow DDR5
  • PCIe
    PCIe 5.0 left arrow PCIe 5.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow 120 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 89 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 170 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 230 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow Chiplet
  • Codename
    Raphael AM5 left arrow Raphael AM5
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 128 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release date
    2023-01-14 left arrow 2023-02-28
  • Release price
    329 $ left arrow -
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow AM5
  • Technology
    TSMC 5nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 5nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 10

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsAMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3DResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 280.843541 samples/min Submissions: 14 426.341096 samples/min Submissions: 7 +51.8 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Linux 317.664112 samples/min Submissions: 35 480.352919 samples/min Submissions: 7 +51.2 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 261.399837 samples/min Submissions: 121 395.565804 samples/min Submissions: 24 +51.3 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 258.312979 samples/min Submissions: 159 383.592003 samples/min Submissions: 21 +48.5 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Linux 323.528403 samples/min Submissions: 18 472.761018 samples/min Submissions: 6 +46.1 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 252.067854 samples/min Submissions: 61 380.56783 samples/min Submissions: 43 +51.0 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Linux 318.591088 samples/min Submissions: 10 478.451628 samples/min Submissions: 5 +50.2 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 254.225555 samples/min Submissions: 58 388.704712 samples/min Submissions: 88 +52.9 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 250.533091 samples/min Submissions: 25 384.317866 samples/min Submissions: 32 +53.4 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 265.944107 samples/min Submissions: 37 397.901848 samples/min Submissions: 44 +49.6 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 10M / 16 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 12206.07765 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 10M / 16 threads / linux
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / PRO B650M-P (MS-7E27)
Duration: 819.264 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 16179.397156 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 61.807 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700
563.000000
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