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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900. Specifications, performance, tests

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2023-04-06
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D or AMD Ryzen 9 7900? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D has a base frequency of 4.2 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 120 W. Released in 2023-04-06.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 12 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2023-01-14.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place
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  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    12 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.4 GHz left arrow 5 GHz
  • 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 9 7900 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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 5800X3D left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 5900
  • 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
    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.7 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 GHz left arrow 5.4 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.6 GHz left arrow 5.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    5.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.8 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 7900 and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D. 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 7800X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 7900 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
    120 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    89 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    170 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    230 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 7900, 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
    96 MB left arrow 64 MB
  • Official source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d.html left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-9-7900.html
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release date
    2023-04-06 left arrow 2023-01-14
  • Release price
    - left arrow 429 $
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow AM5
  • Technology
    TSMC 5nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 5nm FinFET
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Verified on
    2026-09-30 left arrow 2026-09-30
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditionsSource / retrieved
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R15 / multi-core 2974 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Notebookcheck
2026-09-30 UTC
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R15 / single-core 291 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
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2026-09-30 UTC
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R20 / multi-core 7121 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Notebookcheck
2026-09-30 UTC
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R20 / single-core 709 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Notebookcheck
2026-09-30 UTC
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R23 / multi-core 18086 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
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2026-09-30 UTC
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cinebench R23 / single-core 1820 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Notebookcheck
2026-09-30 UTC

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 7900.

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 7800X3D
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900

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