Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Spec score
Spec score 70
$348
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 7 7800X3D against Ryzen 7 9700X
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. 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 9700X
Spec score
Spec score 70
$308
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 7 9700Xright
67 vs 77 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 7 9700Xright
62 vs 70 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Ryzen 7 7800X3Dleft
79 vs 74 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 7 7800X3Dleft
80 vs 72 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 7 7800X3Dleft
80 vs 71 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Ryzen 7 9700Xright
60 vs 64 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 7 9700Xright
53 vs 60 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 7 7800X3Dleft
69 vs 67 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 7 9700Xright
57 vs 64 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 7800X3D: 70
Ryzen 7 9700X: 70
level
Gaming
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 86
Ryzen 7 9700X: 70
16 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 42
Ryzen 7 9700X: 50
8 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 77
Ryzen 7 9700X: 91
14 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 20.1
Ryzen 7 9700X: 23.7
18%to the right
Typical price
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: $349
Ryzen 7 9700X: $295
$54to the right
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 8
Ryzen 7 9700X: 8
level
Threads
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 16
Ryzen 7 9700X: 16
level
Boost clock
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 5 GHz
Ryzen 7 9700X: 5.5 GHz
10%to the right
Turbo power
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 162 W
Ryzen 7 9700X: 88 W
84%to the right
The verdict
- The Ryzen 7 7800X3D leads in games by 23%.
- The Ryzen 7 9700X has 19% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 7 9700X is 18% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 7 9700X typically costs $54 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 7 9700X is the better buy: 23.7 points per $100 against 20.1.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Ryzen 7 9700X |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 X3D | Zen 5 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 8 / 16 | 8 / 16 |
| Base clock | 4.2 GHz (better) | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5 GHz | 5.5 GHz (better) |
| TDP / turbo power | 120 / 162 W | 65 / 88 W (better) |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | No | No |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2023 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $349 | $295 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.