AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 3D V-Cache CPU Benchmarks Leak: 10% Slower In Multi-Thread & Similar Single-Core As 7950X-February 2024-www.yitit.com

The first unofficial AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 3D V-Cache CPU benchmarks have leaked out within the Geekbench 5 database.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 3D V-Cache CPU Is 10% Slower In Multi-Threaded Performance Versus the Ryzen 9 7950X

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is the flagship & the first 16-core CPU to feature 3D V-Cache technology. The chip will incorporate a total of 32 threads, a total of 144 MB cache (64 MB CCD, 64 MB V-Cache + 16 MB L2), and a TDP of 120W. As for the clocks, the chip is rated at a base clock of 4.2 GHz which is 300 MHz slower than the standard 7950X but boost clocks are rated at the same 5.7 GHz. This should give us a hint at why the TDP is 50W lower versus the Non-3D part.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D was tested on an ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E HERO motherboard with 32 GB of DDDR5 memory. It looks like Geekbench 5 is unable to read the exact L3 cache for Ryzen 3D V-Cache "Zen 4" chips at the moment. In terms of performance, the CPU scored 2157 points in the single-core and 21841 points in the multi-core tests.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Multi-Thread CPU Benchmark (Geekbench 5)

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Ryzen 9 7950X3D 21.8k

Core i9-13900HX 20.9k

Core i9-13900 20.1k

Core i7-13700K 19.8k

Ryzen 9 7900X 19.3k

Core i9-12900KS 19k

Ryzen 9 7900 18.6k

Core i9-13900T 17.3k

Core i9-12900K 17.3k

Ryzen 9 5950X 16.5k

Core i5-13600K 16.1k

M2 Max 14.6k

Core i7-12700K 14.1k

Ryzen 7 7700X 14.1k

Ryzen 9 5900X 14k

Ryzen 7 7700 12.7k

M1 Max 12.3k

Core i5-12600K 11.6k

Ryzen 5 7600X 11.4k

Ryzen 5 7600 11.3k

Ryzen 7 5800X 10.3k

Ryzen 5 5600X 8.2k

The CPU ends up around 10% slower than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and Intel Core i9-13900K CPUs within the multi-core tests while offering similar single-core performance. The deficit in multi-core performance is to be expected considering the Ryzen 9 7950X3D doesn't has a lot of voltage or the thermal headroom to work with as the standard non-3D CPUs. The benchmark log shows that the chip maxed out around a peak 5.5 GHz boost clock which is slightly slower than the 5.7 GHz boosts that the 7950X non-3D can hit and explains the lower multi-core numbers.

Once again, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D offering about 90% of the performance of the 7950X while delivering even faster gaming performance is going to be one insane deal for high-end users. The SiSoftware Sandra Arithmetic benchmark results are also posted below:

In addition to the Geekbench benchmark, there's also the performance of the chip within Blender where the chip scores 558.59 points which are around 5% slower than the 7950X.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Multi-Thread CPU Benchmark (Blender)

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Ryzen 9 7950X 829

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AMD compared the Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU to Intel's top Core i9-13900K across several gaming and workload apps. The results show that the 3D V-Cache chip can offer up to 24% faster performance in gaming at 1080p with high image quality. Following are the game tests and the respective gains over the 13900K CPU:

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Gaming Performance Test (via AMD):

Watch Dogs Legion (1080p) - Up To 9% FasterDOTA (1080p) - Up To 11% FasterRainbow Six Siege (1080p) - Up To 13% FasterHorizon Zero Dawn (1080p) -Up To 24% Faster

As we mentioned above, the 7950X3D chips have a different CCD configuration with one running at higher clocks and the other with conservative limits set in place due to the 3D V-Cache stacking. But that doesn't change the overall performance a lot even in workload apps as the chip can outclass a Core i9-13900K CPU in various tests as shown below:

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Workload Performance Test (via AMD):

File Encryption (VeraCrypt AES) - Up To 4% Faster3D Graphics (PassMark 10) - Up To 11% FasterAdobe Premiere Pro (Playback) - Up To 17% FasterDaVinci Resolve (Extended Score) - Up To 24% FasterFile Compression (7-Zip) - Up To 52% Faster

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and the Ryzen 9 7900X3D are going to launch later this month on the 28th for prices of $699 US and $599 US, respectively.

AMD Ryzen 7000 Raphael Desktop CPU Specs:

CPU Name	Architecture	Process Node	Cores / Threads	Base Clock	Boost Clock (SC Max)	Cache	TDP	Prices (Updated 7/18/23)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	Zen 4 3D V-Cache	5nm	16/32	4.2 GHz	5.7 GHz	144 MB (64+64+16)	120W	$627 US
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	Zen 4	5nm	16/32	4.5 GHz	5.7 GHz	80 MB (64+16)	170W	$548 US
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D	Zen 4 3D V-Cache	5nm	12/24	4.4 GHz	5.6 GHz	144 MB (64+64+12)	120W	$459 US
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Zen 4	5nm	12/24	4.7 GHz	5.6 GHz	76 MB (64+12)	170W	$413 US
AMD Ryzen 9 7900	Zen 4	5nm	12/24	3.6 GHz	5.4 GHz	76 MB (64+12)	65W	$399 US
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Zen 4 3D V-Cache	5nm	8/16	4.0 GHz	5.0 GHz	104 MB (32+64+8)	120W	$419 US
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	Zen 4	5nm	8/16	4.5 GHz	5.4 GHz	40 MB (32+8)	105W	$319 US
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	Zen 4	5nm	8/16	3.6 GHz	5.3 GHz	40 MB (32+8)	65W	$289 US
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Zen 4	5nm	6/12	4.7 GHz	5.3 GHz	38 MB (32+6)	105W	$199 US
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	Zen 4	5nm	6/12	3.8 GHz	5.1 GHz	38 MB (32+6)	65W	$209 US
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Zen 4	5nm	6/12	3.7 GHz	5.0 GHz	38 MB (32+6)	65W	$179 US