It’s been a week since AMD announced its highly anticipated feature Ryzen 7 9800X3Dand it’s fair to say that almost everyone is excited about what this new processor offers. It was difficult to predict where the 9800X3D would fare based on the current situation. 7800X3DWhile we expected a performance increase of around 10% on average, we didn’t expect to see gaming gains exceed 20%, so this was a pleasant surprise.

Now the question is: how does the 9800X3D compare to the 7800X3D across a wide range of games?

To find out, we test them head-to-head on 45 titles and structure this review slightly differently. Instead of showing only the individual results of a dozen or so games and summarizing the rest, we will present the results of five games at a time. This approach allows you to see fps data for each game tested.

As usual, all CPU gaming benchmarks will be run at 1080p. GeForce RTX 4090. If you are a PC enthusiast but not familiar with Why do reviewers test it this way?Please check out our explainer on this topic. We’re going over it here CPU benchmarking basics and why we test the way we do.

Test System Features

Game Comparisons

The Last of Us, Cyberpunk, Hogwarts Legacy, ACC, Spider-Man

Our first set of results consists of five games; The Last of Us Part 1That’s an impressive gain, with the 9800X3D averaging 20% ​​faster. It has also improved from the 1% lows by a significant 33%. Next, in Cyberpunk 2077We saw a more modest 8% increase in average frame rate. Hogwarts Legacy The new Zen 5 3D V-Cache showed even greater gains, with a 21% increase in performance over the model.

The 7800X3D was already quite fast in Assetto Corsa Competitione, but despite this, the 9800X3D achieved an additional 14% performance by reaching 269 fps. Inside SpidermanThe 9800X3D was 15% faster, rendering comfortably above 200fps on average, and there was a notable 22% boost at low 1% for significantly improved performance.

Baldur’s Gate 3, Homeworld 3, APTR, Flight Simulator, Starfield

In the next group, we see consistent gains across the board. Testing of Baldur’s Gate 3 shows that the 9800X3D delivers 11% more performance on average, reaching lows of 1% for an 18% improvement.

In Homeworld 3, we observed a solid 16% increase in the averages and a critical 21% increase in the 1% lows. In A Plague Tale: Requiem, the 9800X3D approached 200fps, displaying 195fps, making it 10% faster.

Microsoft Flight Simulator Although the average frame rate increased by 17% to 95 fps, there was almost no improvement in the lower 1% range. Starfield was another story; The 7800X3D only achieved 116fps, indicating a clear CPU limitation. The 9800X3D made significant gains, with a 21% increase, averaging 140fps.

Horizon Forbidden West, Horizon Zero Dawn, Watch Dogs, Far Cry 6, T&L

Although moving to Horizon Forbidden West tested a CPU-demanding section, both X3D processors performed similarly; The Zen 5 model was only 5% faster. Horizon Zero Dawn’s results were similar, with only a 3% increase.

In Watch Dogs: Legion, the 9800X3D saw significant gains, with average frame rate increasing by 14% and a significant 36% improvement at lows of 1%. achievements Far Cry 6 was smaller, with only a 5% improvement. Similarly, Throne and Liberty increased modestly by 6%.

Hitman 3, Callisto Protocol, SoTR, Halo, Warhammer 3

For this set, Hitman 3 saw an additional 8% increase in performance, reaching 289 fps. In comparison, the Callisto Protocol appeared GPU-limited, delivering just under 150fps at 1080p with the RTX 4090.

Inside Shadow of the Tomb RaiderWe saw a 10% increase from 328fps to 361fps. Gains in Halo Infinite and Warhammer III were minimal, only 2-3%.

Black Ops 6, Borderlands 3, Riftbreaker, Remnant 2, SWJS

Next up is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6; here both 7800X3D and 9800X3D perform similarly with less than 1% difference. In Borderlands 3, the new Zen 5 version was only 3% faster.

Riftbreaker’s CPU benchmark is extremely demanding, allowing the 9800X3D to outperform the 7800X3D by 12%. In Remnant II, the 9800X3D got a 14% increase, but the 1% lows remained the same. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor also improved, with a 9% performance increase.

War Thunder, Skull and Bones, Returnal, Ratchet & Clank, Dying Light 2

In War Thunder the 9800X3D was 9% faster, hitting 397fps with a 14% increase at 1% lows. Unfortunately, performance remains unchanged in Skull and Bones, Returnal, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart; sometimes due to GPU limitations, but not always. However, we found a 13% performance increase in Dying Light 2, which is a welcome gain.

Forza Horizon 5, Forza Motorsport, Gears 5, Ghost of Tsushima, Hunting

We included the Forza games due to popular demand, but they are not CPU intensive, especially on high-end CPUs. As expected, the 7800X3D and 9800X3D performed similarly, with only a slight advantage over the Zen 5 model.

9800X3D makes progress in the market gears 5with a 10% increase in average frame rate and a 23% improvement at low 1%. Ghost of Tsushima achieved similar results; The 9800X3D performs 13% faster on average. However, no additional performance improvements were noted in Hunt: Showdown 1896.

World War Z, F1 24, Rainbow Six Siege, Counter-Strike 2, Fortnite

World War Z saw a 10% increase with the 9800X3D, or a 15% increase for lows of 1%. F1 24 is not ideal for CPU benchmarking, but the results show very high frame rates on both CPUs.

In Rainbow Six Siege, the 9800X3D achieved an incredible 675fps, 4% faster than the already very fast 7800X3D. Counter-Strike 2 achieved the required 13% increase, reaching 668 fps; Fortnite showed an 8% improvement; This is a compelling reason to consider upgrading our gaming setup.

Assassin’s Creed x2, Space Marine 2, SW Outlaws, Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Finally, we have the final five games, bringing the total to 45. Assassin’s Creed games can be CPU intensive, but not to the point where you can see a real difference between the 7800X3D and the 9800X3D.

Inside Space Marine 2but when CPU limitations were high, the 9800X3D delivered a worthwhile 10% boost for smoother, high-refresh gaming. Unfortunately, Star Wars Outlaws – another CPU-bound game – showed no improvement with the 9800X3D.

The new Dragon Age: Veilguard game showed better results, with the 9800X3D performing 10% faster and an impressive 19% increase from 1% lows; A great result.

45 Match Average

Here’s a head-to-head comparison of the 9800X3D and 7800X3D across 45 games tested. On average the Zen 5 part was 8% faster; This was in line with AMD’s official claims for this processor; but in our initial review, we observed an 11% margin, focusing on CPU-demanding games like the one below. star field, Hogwarts Legacy, The Last of Us Part 1Homeworld 3 and Watch Dogs Legion among others.

We also see significant performance differences. Microsoft Flight Simulator And Spider-Man RemasteredFor example. Meanwhile, 19 of the 45 games tested showed minimal performance gains by a margin of 5% or less.

In some of these cases the 9800X3D isn’t much faster than the 7800X3D, but in most cases, as with Forza games, either the GPU limits have been reached or the game has low CPU demands.

30 Match Average

Excluding 15 of these titles returns us to an 11% margin; This better represents the performance difference between the 7800X3D and the 9800X3D. This suggests that future hardcore games will likely show margins similar to the margins we see today in games like Hogwarts Legacy and Starfield.

What Did We Learn?

So there you are. As we saw in our first day review, 9800X3D It can be up to 21% faster than 7800X3DThis is an incredible performance increase considering the values ​​we previously found in the non-3D V-Cache Zen 4 and Zen 5 tests. Depending on game samples and how they are tested, the average performance increase can range from 5% to 15%.

The 11% margin observed in our initial review may be a more accurate reflection of the typical performance difference between these two CPUs. As games continue to require more CPU power, we expect margins of at least 11% to become standard within a year or two.

In terms of value, it will take time for the 9800X3D to reach what the 7800X3D offers. $340 price point. But for those looking for the best possible gaming experience, the 9800X3D $480 MSRP is a great choice.

We plan to run it later Intel Core i9-14900K And Core Ultra 9 285K We’re going through the same 45-game benchmark and hope to have one of these matchups available for you in the coming weeks. Until then, we hope you’re happy with all the testing; Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for future comparisons and check out our TechSpot Elite subscription offer to remove ads and get more benefits.

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