AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

10982 points
11415 points
3% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

13108 points
13499 points
2% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

10252 points
10715 points
4% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

10031 points
10514 points
4% slightly better heavy workload score

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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

4.7 GHz
Identical
4.7 GHz

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

8 MiB
Identical
8 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

96 MiB
Identical
96 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

70th of 1,089
60th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Ryzen 9000 Series
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Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2024 November
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Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5
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Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
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Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Ryzen 7 9850X3D specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D is faster than the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. In terms of clock speed, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Ryzen 7 9850X3D are identical in this regard. When comparing cache sizes, these CPUs have an identical amount of L2 cache and 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 9800X3D has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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