Intel Core i7 7800X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7800X with 6 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 7800X 's Advantages
Lower TDP (140W vs 170W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 10 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (82.3GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
963
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+132%
2240
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
7269
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+482%
42369
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
1362
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+154%
3473
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
6082
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+270%
22539
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
2409
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+96%
4731
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 7800X
12894
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+442%
70009
General Parameters
May 2017
Release Date
Mar 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i7-7800X
Processor Number
9950X3D
LGA-2066
Socket
AM5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
-
Transistor Count
16.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
170 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
16
12
Performance Core Threads
32
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
43
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
79.47 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
82.3 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Shader Units
128
-
Texture Units
8
-
Raster Operation Units
4
-
Execution Units
2
-
Power Consumption
15
-
Graphics Performance
0.6 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
28
PCIe Lanes
28
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Extended Instruction Set
-
