AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Processor comparisons 03-02-2023

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, rendering, streaming, programming. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like PassMark, 7zip, Prime95, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, Blender, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, RealBench, Blender, AIDA64, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Valheim
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Last Man Standing
Apex Legends
Fallout 76
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite
Halo Infinite
Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

70%

Ryzen 7 2700X

55%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 21% better than Ryzen 7 2700X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

65%

Ryzen 7 2700X

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	115.5	96.4
Valorant	131.2	109.6
Cyberpunk 2077	73.5	61.4
Apex Legends	123.3	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	98.4	82.2
Overwatch	106.3	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	90.5	75.6
DOOM Eternal	65.6	54.8
Warzone	102.4	85.5
Assassin's Creed	110.2	92.1
Valheim	108.9	91.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

71%

Ryzen 7 2700X

34%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 7950X3D is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 2700X since it has less power consumption: 120W vs. 105W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	389	177
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	6235	1817
Cinbench 20 Single-core	922	411
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	14889	3951
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2338	1092
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	40898	10545

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Single-Core	4932	2465
Multi-Core	65949	17664

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Single-Core	2587	1100
Multi-Core	26935	8275

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Announcement date	February 28, 2023	April 19, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM5	AM4
Core name	Raphael	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen+
Generation	5	2
Turbo Frequency	5.7 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	4.2 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	12600 millions	3800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	120 W	105 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	1MB	768KB
L2 cache	16MB	4MB
L3 cache	64MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000908 100-100000908WOF	YD270XBGM88AF YD270XBGAFBOX YD270XBGAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 11% better than Ryzen 7 2700X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 7950X3D has 8 more core than Ryzen 7 2700X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is better: 5
Although it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 2700X specs and review.