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Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 9850X3D leads on 6 of 8 shared benchmarks (10% in Cinebench R23 single); the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X takes 2 (27% in Cinebench R23 multi).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 9850X3D and the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. 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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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, AlkTech, The FPS Review, Notebookcheck, Wccftech, Silent PC Review, PC Guide, Club386, Geekbench Browser, Tom's Hardware 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 9850X3DAMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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: AlkTech, The FPS Review, Notebookcheck, LanOC Reviews, Wccftech		 23,187 points29,557 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: AlkTech, Silent PC Review, Notebookcheck, PC Guide, LanOC Reviews		 2,222 points2,020 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Club386, Geekbench Browser, PC Guide, Tom's Hardware, Wccftech		 18,998 points18,310 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Club386, Geekbench Browser, PC Guide, Tom's Hardware		 3,492 points2,969 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 41,346 points51,271 pts
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,225 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 4,705 points4,227 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 4,705 points4,226 points
POV-Ray 3.7 multi (higher is better)
Source: LanOC Reviews		 7,711 points—
POV-Ray 3.7 single (higher is better)
Source: LanOC Reviews		 820 points—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D or the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X?

The Ryzen 7 9850X3D leads on 6 of 8 shared benchmarks (10% in Cinebench R23 single); the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X takes 2 (27% in Cinebench R23 multi).

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