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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D in the test: The 12-core CPU with 3D V-Cache is so much slower in games

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D with 8+8 cores was able to top the gaming benchmark charts in the test. But how fast the Ryzen 9 7900X3D with 6+6 cores, which was released at the same time, was unclear due to the lack of a sample. The editors are now providing the answer based on a commercially available CPU.

Table of contents

  1. AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D : The 6+6 core CPU with 3D V-Cache in the test
    1. Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs. Ryzen 9 7900X3D
    2. An overview of the key technical data
    3. The clock rates in games (RTX 4090)
  2. Test system and test methodology
    1. Game benchmarks in 720p on the GeForce RTX 4090
    2. Game benchmarks in 720p on the Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    3. The power consumption in games (RTX 4090)
  3. Conclusion

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D: The 6+6 core CPU with 3D V-Cache under test

The first two Ryzen 7000 of the X3D series with soldered additional L3 cache are available since February 28th: ​​Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Ryzen 9 7900X3D. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D will follow on April 6th – most likely simply because the CPU should ultimately become the price-performance tip of the series for many gamers and the number of those who would choose a Ryzen 9 would be smaller.

AMD also left nothing to chance when the two Ryzen 9 were launched in parallel a week ago: Only the top model Ryzen 9 7950X3D was made available worldwide for testing in advance and not the 190 euro cheaper alternative Ryzen 9 7900X3D. But why?

Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs. Ryzen 9 7900X3D

The assumption was obvious that in this case it was not because the cheaper Ryzen 9 would dig the water out of the more expensive one, but really came with a tangible disadvantage for the customer, which could even disadvantage him in games compared to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D: At of the 12-core CPU, only 6 cores are active on both chiplets. So the Ryzen 9 7900X3D only has 6 cores with additional L3 cache, while 7950X3D and 7800X3D are equipped with eight of these cores. And reputation knows: Even in games today, 6 cores are often no longer sufficient to be able to deliver the highest performance.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D compared to the Ryzen 9 7950X3D in the test

But what's the deal on this theory? Is the Ryzen 9 7900X3D rightly still available from stock while the Ryzen 9 7950X3D is out of stock? Or is it different, after all, the 7900X3D has 12 cores, of which only six can use the 3D V-Cache?

ComputerBase has meanwhile obtained a Ryzen 9 7900X3D from the Berlin online shop Caseking.de and is investigating this question in the same test course that the Ryzen 9 7950X3D had to face.

Overview of key technical data

In addition to the configuration with 6+6 instead of 8+8 cores, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Ryzen 9 7900X3D also differ slightly in terms of clock rates: Like the X sister model, the 7900X3D is allowed on the chiplet (CCD) without a stacked L3 cache, for example clock only 5.6 instead of 5.7 GHz. In this case, there is no official information from AMD for the chiplet with 3D V-Cache.

Key data and prices of the Ryzen 7000X3D in comparison to the competition cores/threads base clock/Turbo TDP RRP (Start) Market Price Buy AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16 (8+8)/32 4.2/5.7 GHz 120 W 789 euros from 879 euros best price * Ryzen 9 7950X 16/32 4.5/5.7 GHz 170 W 849 euros from 595 euros best price* Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12 (6+6)/24 4.4/5.6 GHz 120 W 679 euros from 678 euros best price* Ryzen 9 7900X 12/24 4.7/5.6 GHz 170 W 669 euros from 439 euros best price* Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8 (8+0)/16 4.2/5.0 GHz 120 W 449 US dollars From April 6, 2023 Ryzen 7 7700X 8/16 4, 5/5.4 GHz 105 W 479 euros from 342 euros best price* Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8/16 3.4/4.5 GHz 105 W 489 euros from 314 euros best price* IntelIntel Core i9-13900KS 24 (8P + 16E)/32 3.2/6.0 GHz 150 watts 699 US dollars from 750 euros best price* Intel Core i9-13900K 24 (8P + 16E)/32 3.0/5 .8 GHz 125 Watts $589 starting at €615 Best Price* Intel Core i7-13700K 16 (8P + 8E)/24 3.4/5.4 GHz 125 Watts $409 starting at €441 Best Price* Intel Core i5- 13600K 14 (6P + 8E)/20 3.5/5.1 GHz 125 watts 319 US dollars from 340 euros best price*

Clock speeds in games (RTX 4090)

As for the 7950X3D, AMD has not given an official maximum clock for the CCD with L3 cache for the 7900X3D either. In the editorial test, 5.225 GHz proved to be the maximum clock of the CCD with 3D V-Cache in games – that's 50 MHz less than the larger 7950X3D.

CPU Max Turbo Clock CCD0 (3D V-Cache) CCD1 Ryzen 9 7950X3D 5.275GHz* 5.7GHz Ryzen 9 7950X 5.7GHz Ryzen 9 7900X3D 5.225GHz* 5.6GHz Ryzen 9 7900X 5.6GHz Ryzen 7 7800X3D 5.0 ​​GHz not available Ryzen 7 7700X not available 5.4 GHz * measured in games in the test

The Ryzen 9 7900X3D was on average across all games with 5.036 MHz also 50 MHz behind the Ryzen 9 7950X3D. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D will officially clock a few MHz lower at 5.0 GHz, provided it does not exceed this clock in practice.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D
AVG/Max Ryzen 9 7950X
AVG/Max Ryzen 9 7900X3D
AVG/Max Ryzen 7 5800X3D
AVG/Max Core i9-13900K
AVG/Max Core i9-13900KS
AVG/Max Age of Empires IV 5.190/5500/5.500 5.175 4.450/4.500/5.600/5.600 COD Warzone 2.0 5.179/5.418/5.200 4.389/4.500 5.600 Cyberpunk 2077/5.225 5.450 5.129/5,200 4.450/5,500/5,600 DEAD Space 4.833/5.100 5.282/5.075 4.425/5.600/5.600 Diablo II: Resurrected 5.138/5.462/5.500 4. /4.450 5.500/5.600/5.600 DOTA 2 5.461/5.500 5.073/500 4.445/5.500 5.600/5.600 forspoken 5.187/5.425 5.122/5.175 5.500/5.600/5th/5th/5th 5.225 5.423/5.425 5.094/5.175 4.446/4.450 5.500/5.500 5.600/5.600 Ghostwire: Tokyo 5.029/5.200 5.449/5.475 4.962/5.200 4.441/4.450 5.500/5.500 5.600/5.600 Resident Evil Village 5.105/5.200 5.463/5.475 4.936/5.225 4.449 /4450 5500/5500 5600/5600 Spider-Man Remastered 5165/5225 5398/5425 5008/5200 4411/4450 5500/5500 5600/5600 The Callisto Protocol 5086/5. 175 5.487/5.500 4.450/4.450 5.500/5.600/5.600 the Witcher 3 5.130/5.436/5.450/5.150 4.450 5.600/5.600 Uncharted 4.952/5.450 4.392/4.450/4.450 5,500/5,500 5,600/5,600 Average 5,088/5,209 5,429/5,454 5,036/5,180 4,423/4,446 5,500/5,500 5,600/5,600 All figures in MHz

Test system and test methodology

Test system (including software and drivers) and test methodology correspond 1:1 the setup last used in the test of the Ryzen 9 7950X3D. All details on the hardware used and the procedure can therefore also be found in this article. At this point, only the games used and their settings should be listed again.

The games used and the graphics details Graphics details Age of Empires IV Maximum graphics details, 25% resolution Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 Ultra Preset, Full Tessellation, FSR 1 “Performance” Cyberpunk 2077 Raytracing Low Preset, FSR 2 on “Ultra Performance” Dead Space Ultra Preset, VRS On, RT AO On, Motion Blur/Film Grain Off, FSR 2 Ultra “Performance” Diablo II: Resurrected Maximum Graphics Quality, 50% Resolution Dota 2 Best Look Preset, 40% Resolution Forspoken Ultra Preset, 33% Resolution, VRS “On” Fortnite Epic Preset, Hardware RT, 37% Resolution Ghostwire: Tokyo Maximum Graphic Details, No RT, FSR 2 “Ultra Performance” Resident Evil Village Maximum Preset, FSR “Performance Spider-Man Remastered Very High Preset, No AF, Shadow + Detail “Very High”, FSR 2 “Performance”
RT Resolution “High”, RT Geometry “Very High”, RT View Distance “10”, The Callisto Protocoll Ultra Preset, FSR 2 “Performance” The Witcher 3 Maximum Graphic Details (“Highest+”), HairWorks “Off”, None RT, FSR 2 “Ultra Performance” Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Ultra Preset, FSR 2 “Ultra Performance”

A special case is Spider-Man Remastered. The title received an update immediately after the tests for the start of the X3D series were completed, which made all old measurements obsolete. However, recreating all the old results would not only have involved an enormous amount of effort, but would also have meant that the Core i9-13900KS would fall out of the loop – because the pattern is now back at Intel. On the other hand, removing the game from the course would have changed the rating slightly from the rating on the Ryzen 9 7950X3D test stored in many reader memories, which is only a week old, which in our experience causes a lot of confusion.

In order to avoid both, the editors estimated the value of the Ryzen 9 7900X3D considering the performance development from the old to the new patch level with the CPUs 7950X, 7950X3D and 7900X. If you don't want this value to be included in the rating, you can adjust the rating using the “Edit” button.

Game benchmarks in 720p on the GeForce RTX 4090

Yes, only six instead of eight in games thanks to the 3D V-Cache extremely fast cores make an average difference: the Ryzen 9 7950X3D can set itself apart from the Ryzen 9 7900X3D by 8 percent in the test course with 14 games. Without 3D V-Cache, the 7950X and 7900X are again on par. The average X3D advantage is therefore smaller for the smaller Ryzen 9 than for the larger one (12 vs. 19 percent).

That's enough for the title “second fastest Ryzen 7000 in games”. , but the 7900X3D does not place ahead of the Core i9-13900K(S) and Core i7-13700K – on average there is a tie with the i7.

Performance rating, RTX 4090

Edit performance rating , RTX 4090 – AVG FPS Inflowing Charts All None

  • Age of Empires 4 – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, Average
  • Call of Duty Warzone 2 – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, Average
  • Cyberpunk 2077 + RT – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, Average
  • Dead Space – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, Average
  • Diablo 2 Resurrected – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, Average
  • Dota 2 – 1280×720, RTX 4090 : FPS, Average
  • Forspoken – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, Average
  • Fortnite – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, Average
  • Ghostwire Tokyo – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, Average
  • Resident Evil Village – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, Average
  • Spider-Man – 1280×720, RTX 4090 : FPS, Average
  • The Callisto Protocol – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, Average
  • The Witcher 3 – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, Average
  • Uncharted – 1280×720, RTX 4090 : FPS, Average
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D96.1
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS93.1
    • Intel Core i9-13900K92.5
    • Intel Core i7-13700K89.3
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D89.2
    • Intel Core i5-13600K83.1
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X81.1
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X80.0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X79.8
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D76.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X60.8

Unit: Percent Edit Performance Rating, RTX 4090 – Percentile FPS Inflow charts All None

  • Age of Empires 4 – 1,280 × 720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile
  • Call of Duty Warzone 2 – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile
  • Cyberpunk 2077 + RT – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile

    • < li>Dead Space – 1,280 × 720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile

  • Diablo 2 Resurrected – 1,280 × 720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile
  • Dota 2 – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile
  • Forspoken – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile
  • Fortnite – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile
  • Ghostwire Tokyo – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile
  • Resident Evil Village – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile
  • Spider-Man – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile
  • The Callisto Protocol – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile
  • The Witcher 3 – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile< /li>
  • Uncharted – 1280×720, RTX 4090: FPS, 1% percentile
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D95.8
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS94.6
    • Intel Core i9-13900K94.1
    • Intel Core i7-13700K91.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D87.7

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    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X82.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X81.1
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X79.9
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D75.0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X60.8

Unit: percent

A look at the results in the individual games shows that there are titles in which the 7900X3D simply benefits a little less than the 7950X3D, but also games in which the X3D hardly benefits compared to the X in contrast to the larger version. An example is Fortnite, which only features an “X3D Bonus” on the 7950X3D. Interestingly, Ghostwire: Tokyo also features a game on which the Ryzen 9 7900X3D acts faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X3D. All results were reproducible.

7950X3D vs 7900X3D 7900X3D vs 7900X Age of Empires IV +1% +13% CoD Warzone 2.0 +13% +6% Cyberpunk 2077 +10% +7% Dead Space +5% +11% Diablo II: Resurrected +1% -1% Dota 2 +26% +16% Forspoken +6% +3% Fortnite +14% +2% Ghostwire: Tokyo -3% +37% Resident Evil Village +8% +36% The Callisto Protocol +2% + 18% The Witcher 3 +8% +6% Uncharted +7% +10%

1,280 × 720, RTX 4090

Age of Empires 4 – 1280 × 720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, Average:
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS218.8
    • Intel Core i9-13900K216.4

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    • Intel Core i7-13700K202.4
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D200.7
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D199.1
    • Intel Core i5-13600K193.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X175.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X172.0
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X170.8
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D156.4
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X145.8
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS180, 6
    • Intel Core i9-13900K180.6
    • Intel Core i7-13700K168.4
    • Intel Core i5-13600K166.2
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D161.2
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D160.8
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X135.5
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D134.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X127.3
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X124, 9
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X107.4

Unit: frames per second (FPS) Call of Duty Warzone 2 – 1280×720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, Average:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D226.8
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS210,4
    • Intel Core i9-13900K210,1
    • Intel Core i7-13700K203,6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D200.2
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X189.7
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X186.9
    • Intel Core i5-13600K186.2
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D171.3
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X165, 1
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X125.5
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D143.5
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS143.2
    • Intel Core i9-13900K142.7
    • Intel Core i7-13700K139.3
    • Intel Core i5-13600K132.9
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D129 ,7
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X129.0
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X128.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X115.3
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D114.4
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X86.8

Unit: frames per second (FPS) Cyberpunk 2077 + RT – 1280×720, RTX 4090

  • FPS , Average:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D117.2
    • Intel Core i9 -13900KS111,2
    • Intel Core i9-13900K111,2
    • Intel Core i7-13700K110,1
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D106.5
    • Intel Core i5-13600K105.8
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X102.2
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X100.8
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X99.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D92.5
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X77.1
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D96.4
    • Intel Core i7-13700K94.5
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS93.9
    • Intel Core i9-13900K93.8
    • Intel Core i5-13600K89.3

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    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X86.8
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X84,6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X84,3
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D76,0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X63.5

Unit: frames per second (FPS) Dead Space – 1280×720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, average :
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D213.5
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS213 ,3
    • Intel Core i9-13900K212,6
    • Intel Core i7-13700K208,6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D202.9
    • Intel Core i5-13600K190.8
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X187.0
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X183, 2
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X169.1
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D166.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X130.4
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • < strong>AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D126.3
    • Intel Core i7-13700K121.1
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D119.8
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS119 ,1
    • Intel Core i9-13900K118,7
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X114,9
    • Intel Core i5-13600K113.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X112.1
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X104.2
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D99.9
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X81.8

Unit: frames per second (FPS) Diablo 2 Resurrected – 1,280 × 720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, Average:
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS565.9
    • Intel Core i9 -13900K553.5
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X538.2
    • Intel Core i7-13700K519.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D496.1
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X495.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X493.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D490.1
    • Intel Core i5-13600K470.0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X410.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D409.5
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS462.8
    • Intel Core i9-13900K453.5
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X418.5
    • Intel Core i7-13700K412 ,9
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D390.3
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D386.7
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X380.3
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X379.0
    • Intel Core i5-13600K359.4
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D322.0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X299.7

Unit: frames per second (FPS) Dota 2 – 1,280 × 720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, Average:
    • < strong>AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D390.7
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D310.6
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D300,6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X275.0
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS271.9
    • Intel Core i9-13900K269.1
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X267.4
    • Intel Core i7-13700K257.9
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X244.0< /li>
    • Intel Core i5-13600K234.9
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X197.3
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D195.7
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS158.8
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D157.0
    • Intel Core i9-13900K156.9
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D156,4
    • Intel Core i7-13700K153,9
    • Intel Core i5-13600K145,4
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X144.7
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X142.4
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X132.6
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X106.6

Unit: Frames per second (FPS) Forspoken – 1,280 × 720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, average:
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS118.1
    • Intel Core i9-13900K116.5
    • Intel Core i7-13700K112.6
    • Intel Core i5-13600K103.3
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D96.9
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D91.0
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X90.4
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X88.5
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X86.5
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D73.4
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X55.0
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS78.2
    • Intel Core i9-13900K76.8
    • Intel Core i7-13700K75.9
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D70.7

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    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D66.9
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X63.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X63.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X62.6
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D53.3
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X38.8

Unit: frames per second (FPS) Fortnite – 1,280 × 720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, Average:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D211.1
    • Intel Core i7-13700K205.2
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS200.4
    • Intel Core i9-13900K200.3
    • Intel Core i5- 13600K197.6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D184.6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X180.6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X177.1
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X173.0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D161, 5
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X140.5
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D151.7
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS150.1
    • Intel Core i9-13900K149.9
    • Intel Core i5- 13600K145.5
    • Intel Core i7-13700K141.2
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X138.6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X135.4
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D129.2
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X124.4
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D111.3
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X109.5

Unit: frames per second (FPS) Ghostwire Tokyo – 1,280 × 720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, Average:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D213.9
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D206.6
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS196.0
    • Intel Core i9-13900K195.6
    • Intel Core i7-13700K179.9
    • Intel Core i5-13600K170.9

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    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X160.4
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D160.4
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X157 ,7
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X155,6
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X119.7
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS93.7
    • Intel Core i9-13900K93.4
    • Intel Core i7- 13700K90.6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D87.2
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D strong>83.8
    • Intel Core i5-13600K83.4
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X77.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X76.8
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X75.9
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D64.0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X57.5

Unit: frames per second ( FPS) Resident Evil Village – 1280×720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, Average:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D485.8
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D450.5
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D381,6
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS372,4
    • Intel Core i9-13900K369,6
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X365.0
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X354.5
    • Intel Core i7-13700K345.9

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    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X332.3
    • Intel Core i5-13600K315.2
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X265.7
  • FPS, 1% percentile :
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D358.6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D334.5
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS273.0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D272.9
    • Intel Core i9-13900K272.9
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X265.0
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X262.1
    • Intel Core i7-13700K253.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X250.2
    • Intel Core i5-13600K227.0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X198.9

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Unit: frames per second (FPS) Spider-Man – 1,280 × 720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, Average:
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS116.1
    • Intel Core i9-13900K116.0

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    • Intel Core i7-13700K109.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D105.1
    • Intel Core i5-13600K101.5
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X93.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X93.4

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    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D93.3
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X89.6
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D80.0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X68.3
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS91.3
    • Intel Core i9-13900K91.2
    • Intel Core i7-13700K88.8
    • Intel Core i5-13600K85.1
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D80.0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X76.8
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X70.6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D70.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X67.8
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D62.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X56.0

Unit: frames per second (FPS) The Callisto Protocol – 1,280 × 720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, Average:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D262.5
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D256.2
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS253.0
    • Intel Core i9-13900K252.7
    • Intel Core i7-13700K237.5
    • Intel Core i5-13600K223.9
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X217.4
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X215.4
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X214.1
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D204.0
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X167.2
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D196.8
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D188.4
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS186.3
    • Intel Core i7-13700K185.0
    • Intel Core i9-13900K184.4
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X167.9
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X166.9
    • Intel Core i5-13600K159.8
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X156.6< /li>
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D149.1
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X118.9
Unit: frames per second (FPS) The Witcher 3 – 1280 × 720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, Average:
    • Intel Core i7-13700K223.0
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 221.9
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS215.5
    • Intel Core i9-13900K215.3
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D213,4
    • Intel Core i5-13600K209,3
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D205.9
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X205.3
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X194.6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X193.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X152.4
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D171.7
    • Intel Core i7-13700K164.7
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS162.1
    • Intel Core i9-13900K162.0
    • Intel Core i5-13600K149.8
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D147.3
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X147.0
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X137.5
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D133.3
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X131.9
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X100.2

Unit: frames per second (FPS) Uncharted – 1280 × 720, RTX 4090

  • FPS, average:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D172.4
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS166, 9
    • Intel Core i9-13900K165.1
    • Intel Core i7-13700K162.8
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D161.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D157.8
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X154.4
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X153.1
    • Intel Core i5-13600K149.4
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X146.9
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X124.5
  • FPS, 1% percentile:
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D127.0
    • Intel Core i9-13900KS117.2
    • Intel Core i9-13900K115.9
    • Intel Core i7-13700K113.9
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D112.6
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7950X109.1
    • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X107.3
    • Intel Core i5-13600K104.7
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D104.2
    • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X103, 4
    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X84.3

Unit: frames per second (FPS)

Game benchmarks in 720p on the Radeon RX 7900 XTX

For the sake of completeness, the results will be submitted shortly.

The power consumption in games (RTX 4090)

With an average of 66 watts, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D required another 6 watts or 8 percent less electrical power than the Ryzen 9 7950X3D in the test. This corresponds 1:1 to the performance loss in the benchmark. The CPU temperature was not higher than 76 °C in the gaming benchmarks, appropriate to the consumption.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Package Power (AVG/Max) Ryzen 9 7950X
Package power (AVG/Max) Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Package power (AVG/Max) Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Package power (AVG/Max) Core i9-13900K
Package power (AVG/Max) Core i9-13900KS
Package Power (AVG/Max) Age of Empires IV 53/71 68/72 48/49 49/50 70/73 72/75 CoD Warzone 2.0 78/83 112/115 75/77 82/85 153/158 158/166 Cyberpunk 2077 75/83 108/115 66/72 77/82 165/174 171/181 Dead Space 81/85 117/125 77/85 92/97 163/180 177/191 Diablo II: Resurrected 63/66 91/95 57/61 65/70 106/112 107/113 Dota 2 72/76 101/106 64/69 75/79 129/140 133/145 Forspoken 85/89 123/130 83/86 84/87 181/186 191 /196 Fortnite 73/84 116/120 64/72 75/81 152/157 161/164 Ghostwire: Tokyo 69/73 111/121 64/67 76/81 148/156 155/163 Resident Evil Village 74/76 95/101 65/68 77/80 120/127 123/131 Spider-Man Remastered 82/86 127/130 69/71 82/85 182/187 194/200 The Callisto Protocol 66/74 91/94 60/64 69/73 114/128 119/131 The Witcher 3 71/75 110/126 68/77 79/81 143/149 156/172 Uncharted 69/71 106/110 64/67 84/88 145/150 147/152 Average 72/78 105/111 66/70 76/80 141/148 147/156 All figures in watts

Conclusion

AMD didn't keep the Ryzen 9 7900X3D out of the tests for no reason at the start last week. Although this X3D CPU also clearly benefits from the 3D V-Cache soldered onto a chiplet compared to the X sister model, the fact that the CPU only has six instead of eight cores, which are particularly fast in games, dampens the increase in performance: “Only” 12 percent faster is the 7900X3D than the 7900X, the larger 7950X(3D) is 19 percent.

AMD's Ryzen 9 7900X3D offers 12 cores, 6 of which with 3D V-Cache

Nevertheless, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D the second fastest CPU from AMD in the course. So what's the problem?

There are two big points against the Ryzen 9 7900X3D from a gamer's perspective:

  1. The price: At 679 euros, the Ryzen 7 7900X3D costs 190 euros less than the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, but while the larger model presents itself as the fastest gaming CPU with very high application performance at an additional cost, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D is only on average on the Level of a Core i7-13700K, which is available for 250 euros less. A Core i9-13900K, which is also even cheaper, is faster with (undoubtedly higher consumption under load) – also in applications.
  2. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D: It would have to be the devil if it was likely to be a bit lower clocking Ryzen 7 7800X3D with “only” 8 cores (but all 8 of them with additional L3 cache) does not act faster than the Ryzen 9 7900X3D in games on average.

This makes the Ryzen 9 7900X3D definitely the faster choice for gamers compared to the Ryzen 9 7900X, but with a view to the in-house and Intel's competition, this variant has no arguments.

If you really want to benefit from the X3D bonus in comparison to Intel's offers, you have to go for the 7950X3D or, in the future, for the 7800X3D. The application performance then decides whether it has to be less than 500 euros (7800X3D) or almost 800 euros (7950X3D). Ultimately, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D is only the best option for buyers who want to combine the application performance of the 12 Zen 4 cores with maximum gaming performance, because 16 Zen 4 cores are not an option in terms of price. Purely from a gamer's perspective, there are better alternatives.

Key data and prices of the Ryzen 7000X3D compared to the competition Cores/Threads Clock Base/Turbo TDP RRP (Start) Market Price Buy AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D16 (8+8)/32 4.2/5.7 GHz 120 W 789 euros from 879 euros best price* Ryzen 9 7950X 16/32 4.5/5.7 GHz 170 W 849 euros from 595 euros best price* Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12 (6+6)/24 4.4/5.6 GHz 120 W 679 euros from 678 euros best price* Ryzen 9 7900X 12/24 4.7/5.6 GHz 170 W 669 Euro from 439 Euro best price* Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8 (8+0)/16 4.2/5.0 GHz 120 W $449 As of April 6, 2023 Ryzen 7 7700X 8/16 4 .5/5.4 GHz 105 W 479 euros from 342 euros best price* Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8/16 3.4/4.5 GHz 105 W 489 euros from 314 euros best price* IntelIntel Core i9-13900KS 24 (8P + 16E)/32 3.2/6.0 GHz 150 watts 699 US dollars from 750 euros best price* Intel Core i9-13900K 24 (8P + 16E)/32 3.0/5 .8 GHz 125 Watts $589 starting at €615 Best Price* Intel Core i7-13700K 16 (8P + 8E)/24 3.4/5.4 GHz 125 Watts $409 starting at €441 Best Price* Intel Core i5- 13600K 14 (6P + 8E)/20 3.5/5.1 GHz 125 watts 319 US dollars from 340 euros best price*

ComputerBase has the Ryzen 9 7900X3D on loan Received from the Berlin online shop Caseking.de for testing, it was not provided by AMD as a sample.

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