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Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D on all 11 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 43%, including 43% in Cinebench R23 multi (32,801 vs 22,976).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D and the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. 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 9800X3DAMD Ryzen 9 9900X
cores 8—
threads 16—
boost clock ghz 5.2—
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 AlkTech, StorageReview, TechSpot, Tweaktown, Notebookcheck, Igor's Lab, WePC, Club386, KitGuru, TechPowerUp, 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 9800X3DAMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better)
Source: AlkTech, StorageReview, TechSpot, Tweaktown		 1,371 pts1,874 points
Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better)
Source: StorageReview, TechSpot, Tweaktown		 135 points139 points
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: AlkTech, StorageReview, Notebookcheck		 22,976 pts32,801 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: AlkTech, StorageReview, Notebookcheck		 2,099 pts2,241 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Igor's Lab, WePC, Club386, KitGuru, TechPowerUp, Geekbench Browser, StorageReview, Notebookcheck		 18,391 pts19,863 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Igor's Lab, WePC, Club386, KitGuru, TechPowerUp, Geekbench Browser, StorageReview, Notebookcheck		 3,305 pts3,401 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 39,967 pts54,423 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 4,421 points4,671 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 4,423 pts4,675 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 4,420 points4,671 points
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: PassMark		 480 rank3 rank
y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview		 —17 seconds

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D or the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X?

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D on all 11 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 43%, including 43% in Cinebench R23 multi (32,801 vs 22,976).

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