AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D

Compare AMD Ryzen 9000 Series 8 core CPU vs AMD 8 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

11120 points
11415 points
2% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

13778 points
2% slightly better gaming score
13499 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

10239 points
10715 points
4% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

9995 points
10514 points
5% slightly better heavy workload score

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Ryzen 7 9700X and the Ryzen 7 9850X3D? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

8
Identical
8

Threads

Number of logical processing units

16
Identical
16

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.8 GHz
4.7 GHz
23% slightly higher clock speed

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

8 MiB
Identical
8 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

32 MiB
96 MiB
200% significantly more L3 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

67th of 1,089
60th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Ryzen 9000 Series
-

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2024 August
-

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5
-

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
-

Ryzen 7 9700X vs Ryzen 7 9850X3D comparison

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D beats the Ryzen 7 9700X in overall performance. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 9700X has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 7 9850X3D has a slightly higher clock speed than the Ryzen 7 9700X. When comparing cache sizes, these CPUs have an identical amount of L2 cache. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 9700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons