AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D officially faster than Ryzen 9 9700X

Don Waligroski (AMD) confirms the difference will be smaller than expected, but the current-gen X3D CPU will be faster.

Perhaps this is why AMD is rumored to be launching its Ryzen 9000X3D series much sooner than expected . The latest rumors suggest the new X3D desktop CPUs might arrive in late Q3, possibly even before the Intel Core Ultra 200 “Arrow Lake.” However, attention is now on the non-X3D variants of Ryzen 9000 CPUs, which are officially launching in July.

AMD has been reluctant to share its gaming performance charts comparing the new Zen5-based processors to the fastest gaming processors on the market, AMD’s own 7000X3D series. The 8-core Ryzen 7 7800X3D has been a top seller for AMD ever since it came out. Not only is it the fastest desktop CPU for gaming, but it also requires much less power than the Intel Core i9 series.

AMD confirmed to Tom’s Hardware during an interview following the Computex keynote that the Ryzen 7000X3D will still be faster in gaming. At least this applies to the 7800X3D in comparison to the 9700X. Don Waligroski added that while this difference will be smaller than expected, the existing Zen4 processors will remain the top choice.

“Is it the fastest in gaming? It’s faster than the competition in our tests. X3D is still the king of the hill, but by a much smaller margin than typically between X3D and non-X3D. So a 7800X3D would, yes, be faster than 9700X, but maybe not by as much as you would expect.”

— Don Waligroski – AMD’s Senior Technical Marketing Manager

So far, four new AMD Ryzen CPUs for the AM5 socket have been announced, with more expected later. AMD has not confirmed the exact release date or pricing, which is just as important as performance. If the Ryzen 9000 CPUs are priced similarly to the 7000 series when they were released, these CPUs may be a hard sell, given AMD’s focus on promoting the X3D series instead.

Gamers should not be disappointed by purchasing the 7800X3D processor even now, as it is expected to remain the top gaming CPU in the foreseeable future, at least until September when the potential 9800X3D SKUs might be released.

The AMD Ryzen 7000X3D series is now available at the lowest prices they have ever been listed. You can now buy the 16-core variant for under $500, which likely indicates that the 9950X can’t be much more expensive than that. Furthermore, the 12-core X3D variant is currently cheaper than the 8-core.

AMD Ryzen 7000 deals (affiliate links):

• Ryzen 9 7950X3D (16-core Zen4): $499.00 (Amazon) , (Newegg)
• Ryzen 9 7900X3D (12-core Zen4): $329.00 (Newegg)
• Ryzen 7 7800X3D (8-core Zen4): $339.99 (Amazon) , (Newegg)

Donny Waligroski has already mentioned that the upcoming 9000X3D series will include some changes, described as “cool differentiators.” This could mean anything from different 3D V-Cache sizes or the launch of more than just 3 SKUs like in the current generation. We probably won’t find out what this means until late summer.

Source: Tom’s Hardware