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Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 7800X3D leads on 5 of 6 shared benchmarks (13% in Cinebench R23 single); the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 takes 1 (17% in Cinebench R23 multi).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and the AMD Ryzen 9 5900. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 7 7800X3DAMD Ryzen 9 5900
cores 812
threads 1624
base clock ghz —3
boost clock ghz 54.7
tdp w 12065
memory bus —Dual-channel
l2 cache mb —6
l3 cache mb 9664
process nm —7
socket AM5AMD Socket AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from WePC, GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, Notebookcheck, TechPowerUp, TechSpot, Overclocking.com, NanoReview, Igor's Lab, 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 7 7800X3DAMD Ryzen 9 5900
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: WePC, GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, Notebookcheck		 17,866 points20,978 points
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp		 17,967 points—
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: TechSpot, WePC, Overclocking.com, GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, Notebookcheck		 1,806 pts1,594 points
Cinebench R23 Single-Core (higher is better)
Source: Overclocking.com		 1,796 points—
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: WePC, NanoReview, Igor's Lab, Geekbench Browser		 15,051 points9,915 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 14,288 points—
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: WePC, NanoReview, Igor's Lab, Geekbench Browser		 2,671 points2,122 points
Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 2,634 points—
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 34,284 pts33,954 pts
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,759 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,761 pts3,434 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —3,433 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D or the AMD Ryzen 9 5900?

The Ryzen 7 7800X3D leads on 5 of 6 shared benchmarks (13% in Cinebench R23 single); the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 takes 1 (17% in Cinebench R23 multi).

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