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

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Released
2023-04-06
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
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2022-09-27
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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?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

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 7950X has a base frequency of 4.5 GHz. 16 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 170 W. Released in 2022-09-27.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    120 W left arrow 170 W

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
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    11 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 7% better clock speed

    4.5 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    16 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.7 GHz left arrow 5 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    17 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    20 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.

  • 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 5
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
  • 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 4.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    8x left arrow 16x
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5 GHz left arrow 5.7 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.6 GHz left arrow 5.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    5.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    - left arrow 5.2 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 -
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    2200 MHz left arrow 2200 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    2200 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Graphics Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow -
  • Shader
    128 left arrow -
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow -
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    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.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 256 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 7950X 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 170 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    89 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    170 W left arrow 170 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    230 W left arrow 230 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow -
  • 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, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 16 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-9-7950x.html
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow -
  • Release date
    2023-04-06 left arrow 2022-09-27
  • 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

Blender Open Data

Official median of community submissions. Higher is better; each row uses the same version, operating system and compute backend.

TestAMD Ryzen 7 7800X3DAMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Linux 312.012523 samples/min
Submissions: 23
635.944294 samples/min
Submissions: 8
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 292.761137 samples/min
Submissions: 29
555.135698 samples/min
Submissions: 14

Data snapshot: 2026-09-30. Official source

This aggregates different user systems. Individual measurement dates, RAM, drivers and power limits are unknown. Results are excluded from the legacy composite index.

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable legacy benchmark results are available.

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

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