Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Ryzen 7 9850X3D — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Ryzen 7 9850X3D is ahead of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 15% to 31%, including 30% in Cinebench R23 multi (23,187 vs 17,866).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
Ryzen 7 9850X3D
Full Ryzen 7 9850X3D benchmarks →*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
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Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Ryzen 7 9850X3D |
|---|---|---|
| cores | 8 | — |
| threads | 16 | — |
| boost clock ghz | 5 | — |
| tdp w | 120 | — |
| l3 cache mb | 96 | — |
| socket | AM5 | — |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from LanOC Reviews, WePC, AlkTech, Notebookcheck, WCCFTech, TechPowerUp, TechSpot, Overclocking.com, Club386, NanoReview, Igor's Lab, Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Ryzen 7 9850X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: LanOC Reviews |
— | 1,388 points |
| Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better) Source: LanOC Reviews |
— | 142 points |
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: WePC, AlkTech, Notebookcheck, LanOC Reviews, WCCFTech |
17,866 points | 23,187 points |
| Cinebench R23 Multi-Core (higher is better) Source: TechPowerUp |
17,967 points | — |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: TechSpot, WePC, AlkTech, Overclocking.com, Notebookcheck, LanOC Reviews |
1,806 pts | 2,222 points |
| Cinebench R23 Single-Core (higher is better) Source: Overclocking.com |
1,796 points | — |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: WePC, Club386, NanoReview, Igor's Lab, Tom's Hardware, WCCFTech |
15,051 points | 18,998 points |
| Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser |
14,288 points | — |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: WePC, Club386, NanoReview, Igor's Lab, Tom's Hardware |
2,671 points | 3,492 points |
| Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser |
2,634 points | — |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
34,284 pts | 41,346 points |
| PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
3,759 points | — |
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D or the Ryzen 7 9850X3D?
The Ryzen 7 9850X3D is ahead of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 15% to 31%, including 30% in Cinebench R23 multi (23,187 vs 17,866).
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