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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2023
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Released
Q4/2022
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D or AMD Ryzen 9 7950X? 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 maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 170 W. Released in Q1/2023.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X has a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. 16 / 32 Cores. Power consumption of 170 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    234 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% better overclocked clock speed

    5.60 GHz left arrow 5.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    46 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    19 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    582 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    21 place
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    3 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    16 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    28 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    16 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    3 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    12 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen 7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 5
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    8 / 16 left arrow 16 / 32
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Cores
    8x left arrow 16x
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.60 GHz left arrow 5.50 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.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    2.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow --
  • Shader
    128 left arrow --
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow --
  • Generation
    9 left arrow --
  • Direct X
    12 left arrow --
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow --
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow --
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5200 left arrow DDR5-5200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • Bandwidth
    83.2 GB/s left arrow 83.2 GB/s
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 24 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    170 W left arrow 170 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    230 W left arrow 230 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    AM5 (LGA 1718) left arrow AM5
  • L2-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    96.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • 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, AVX2, FMA3
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q4/2022

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 7950X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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