Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Spec score
Spec score 82
$444
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 7 9800X3D against Ryzen 9 9900X
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 9 9900X
Spec score
Spec score 81
$328
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 9 9900Xright
79 vs 86 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 9 9900Xright
74 vs 84 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Ryzen 7 9800X3Dleft
90 vs 80 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 7 9800X3Dleft
91 vs 78 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 7 9800X3Dleft
91 vs 77 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Ryzen 9 9900Xright
72 vs 81 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 9 9900Xright
66 vs 81 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 7 9800X3Dleft
81 vs 79 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 9 9900Xright
69 vs 82 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 9800X3D: 82
Ryzen 9 9900X: 81
1 ptsto the left
Gaming
Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 97
Ryzen 9 9900X: 74
23 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 55
Ryzen 9 9900X: 79
24 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 88
Ryzen 9 9900X: 92
4 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 18.3
Ryzen 9 9900X: 23.1
26%to the right
Typical price
Ryzen 7 9800X3D: $449
Ryzen 9 9900X: $350
$99to the right
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 8
Ryzen 9 9900X: 12
50%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 16
Ryzen 9 9900X: 24
50%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 5.2 GHz
Ryzen 9 9900X: 5.6 GHz
8%to the right
Turbo power
Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 162 W
Ryzen 9 9900X: 162 W
level
The verdict
- The Ryzen 7 9800X3D leads in games by 31%.
- The Ryzen 9 9900X has 44% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 9 9900X is 5% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 9 9900X typically costs $99 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 9 9900X is the better buy: 23.1 points per $100 against 18.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Ryzen 9 9900X |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 5 X3D | Zen 5 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 8 / 16 | 12 / 24 (better) |
| Base clock | 4.7 GHz (better) | 4.4 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz | 5.6 GHz (better) |
| TDP / turbo power | 120 / 162 W | 120 / 162 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | No | No |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Typical price | $449 | $350 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.