Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Spec score
Spec score 75
$315
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 9 7900X against Ryzen 9 7900X3D
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 7900X3D
Spec score
Spec score 76
$379
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 9 7900Xleft
80 vs 78 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 9 7900Xleft
78 vs 76 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Ryzen 9 7900X3Dright
74 vs 78 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 9 7900X3Dright
73 vs 77 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 9 7900X3Dright
72 vs 77 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 9 7900Xleft
75 vs 72 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 9 7900X3Dright
73 vs 75 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 9 7900Xleft
76 vs 73 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 9 7900X: 75
Ryzen 9 7900X3D: 76
1 ptsto the right
Gaming
Ryzen 9 7900X: 69
Ryzen 9 7900X3D: 77
8 ptsto the right
Multi-core
Ryzen 9 7900X: 72
Ryzen 9 7900X3D: 68
4 ptsto the left
Single-core
Ryzen 9 7900X: 86
Ryzen 9 7900X3D: 83
3 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 9 7900X: 23.8
Ryzen 9 7900X3D: 20.1
18%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 9 7900X: $315
Ryzen 9 7900X3D: $379
$64to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 9 7900X: 12
Ryzen 9 7900X3D: 12
level
Threads
Ryzen 9 7900X: 24
Ryzen 9 7900X3D: 24
level
Boost clock
Ryzen 9 7900X: 5.6 GHz
Ryzen 9 7900X3D: 5.6 GHz
level
Turbo power
Ryzen 9 7900X: 230 W
Ryzen 9 7900X3D: 162 W
42%to the right
The verdict
- The Ryzen 9 7900X3D leads in games by 12%.
- The Ryzen 9 7900X has 6% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 9 7900X is 4% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 9 7900X typically costs $64 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 9 7900X is the better buy: 23.8 points per $100 against 20.1.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 9 7900X | Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Zen 4 X3D |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 12 / 24 | 12 / 24 |
| Base clock | 4.7 GHz (better) | 4.4 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.6 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 170 / 230 W | 120 / 162 W (better) |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | No | No |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2022 | 2023 (better) |
| Typical price | $315 (better) | $379 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.