Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Spec score
Spec score 68
$229
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 7 7700X against Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Ryzen 7 7800X3D leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Spec score
Spec score 70
$348
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 7 7700Xleft
72 vs 67 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 7 7700Xleft
66 vs 62 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Ryzen 7 7800X3Dright
73 vs 79 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 7 7800X3Dright
71 vs 80 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 7 7800X3Dright
71 vs 80 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 7 7700Xleft
57 vs 53 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 7 7800X3Dright
65 vs 69 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 7 7700Xleft
61 vs 57 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 7 7700X: 68
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 70
2 ptsto the right
Gaming
Ryzen 7 7700X: 71
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 86
15 ptsto the right
Multi-core
Ryzen 7 7700X: 47
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 42
5 ptsto the left
Single-core
Ryzen 7 7700X: 84
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 77
7 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 7 7700X: 28.9
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 20.1
44%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 7 7700X: $235
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: $349
$114to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 7 7700X: 8
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 8
level
Threads
Ryzen 7 7700X: 16
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 16
level
Boost clock
Ryzen 7 7700X: 5.4 GHz
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 5 GHz
8%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 7 7700X: 142 W
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 162 W
14%to the left
The verdict
- The Ryzen 7 7800X3D leads in games by 21%.
- The Ryzen 7 7700X has 12% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 7 7700X is 9% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 7 7700X typically costs $114 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 7 7700X is the better buy: 28.9 points per $100 against 20.1.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 7 7700X | Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Zen 4 X3D |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 8 / 16 | 8 / 16 |
| Base clock | 4.5 GHz (better) | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.4 GHz (better) | 5 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 105 / 142 W (better) | 120 / 162 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | No | No |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2022 | 2023 (better) |
| Typical price | $235 (better) | $349 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.