Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Ryzen 7 7700X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7700X
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
23.52
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
40.84
+73.6%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Ryzen 7 7700X by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22867
Place by popularity100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.9053.47
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency20.4331.03
Architecture codenameRaphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date29 August 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D has 22% better value for money than Ryzen 7 7700X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 9 7950X3D basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed4.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus rateno data64K (per core)
L1 cache512 KB1024 KB
L2 cache8 MB16 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size71+122 mm71+71+122 mm
Maximum core temperature95 °C89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)61 °C47 °C
Number of transistors6,570 million13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 9 7950X3D compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM5AM5
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 9 7950X3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 9 7950X3D.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes2424

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 7700X 23.52
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 40.84
+73.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 7700X 35995
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 62505
+73.6%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 7700X 2945
+0.5%
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 2930

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 7700X 15407
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 19703
+27.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 7700X 8633
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16551
+91.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 7700X 56024
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 138015
+146%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 7700X 18115
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 20279
+11.9%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 7700X 2.15
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 2.01
+7%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 7700X 36
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 65
+79.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 7700X 3114
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 5974
+91.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 7700X 315
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 326
+3.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 7700X 3.71
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 3.86
+4%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 7700X 17.5
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 26.9
+53.7%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 7700X 181
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 266
+46.5%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 7700X 374
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 393
+5.1%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 7700X 14879
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 15779
+6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 7700X 14131
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 24343
+72.3%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 7700X 163
+89.5%
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 86

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 7700X 2218
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 2311
+4.2%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 7700X 8074
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 8321
+3.1%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 7700X 85707
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 159341
+85.9%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 7700X 355
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 383
+7.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.52 40.84
Recency 29 August 2022 4 January 2023
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen 7 7700X has 14.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D, on the other hand, has a 73.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 7700X in performance tests.


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