AMD has started sending out reviewer guides for the Ryzen 9 7950X3D and according to the numbers provided the processor is 6% faster than the Intel 13900K and 16% faster than the 7950X. Here is what you need to know about the performance of the Ryzen 9 7950X3D.
Ryzen 9 7950X3D Vs Intel 13900K
Both CPUs were tested using 32GB (16×2) of DDDR5 memory running at 6000 MHz, the NZXT Kraken x63 CPU cooler, Radeon 7900 XTX, and Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics cards, Samsung 980 Pro 1TB SSD, at 1080p with Rebar enabled and Windows 11 VBS disabled. You can check out a chart with the numbers below:
We have also included a table with the numbers below for easy understanding:
| Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 13900K | Difference (%) | |
| Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla | 237.75 | 233 | 102 |
| Borderlands 3 | 317.14 | 310.72 | 102.1 |
| CS:GO | 766.02 | 781.20 | 98.1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 218.82 | 220.90 | 99.1 |
| Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | 241.08 | 221.83 | 108.7 |
| DOTA2 | 338.05 | 294.40 | 114.6 |
| F1 2021 | 451.75 | 372.25 | 121.4 |
| Far Cry 6 | 198.25 | 217.50 | 91.1 |
| Final Fantasy 14 Shadowbringers | 326.17 | 284.69 | 114.6 |
| Final Fantasy 14 End Walker | 292.04 | 270.77 | 107.9 |
| Hitman 3 Dubai CPU | 401.62 | 378.43 | 106.1 |
| Middle Earth: Shadow of War | 406.53 | 376.01 | 108.1 |
| Rainbow Six Siege | 706.36 | 622.78 | 113.4 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 331.43 | 304.60 | 108.8 |
| Strange Brigade | 529.95 | 534.33 | 99.8 |
| Watchdogs: Legion | 246.23 | 246.82 | 99.4 |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 265.5 | 239.75 | 110.7 |
| Tiny Tina’s Wonderland | 289.25 | 287.82 | 100.7 |
| Dirt 5 | 318.73 | 306.87 | 103.9 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 289.25 | 228 | 126.9 |
| Ashes of the SIngularity (CPU) | 57.56 | 64.61 | 89.1 |
| Total War Warhammer 3 (Battle) | 263.68 | 267.75 | 98.5 |
On average, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D`5.6% faster than the Intel 13900K in games. In games like Horizon Zero Dawn, the lead is increased to 26.9% but in Far Cry 6, the Intel CPU has the lead. The results are very similar when the CPUs are tested with the Nvidia RTX 4090.
| Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 13900K | 7950X3D vs 13900K Difference (%) | Ryzen 9 7950X | 7950X3D vs 7950X Difference (%) | |
| Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla | 237.25 | 236 | 101 | 228.25 | 104 |
| Borderlands 3 | 348.12 | 338.36 | 103 | 307.07 | 113 |
| CS:GO | 847.34 | 933.49 | 91 | 902.31 | 94 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 260.31 | 248.59 | 105 | 220.08 | 118 |
| Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | 257.97 | 220.87 | 117 | 202.7 | 127 |
| DOTA2 | 353.88 | 295.77 | 120 | 298.48 | 119 |
| F1 2021 | 501.25 | 399.75 | 125 | 387.25 | 129 |
| Far Cry 6 | 186.75 | 195 | 96 | 167 | 112 |
| Final Fantasy 14 Shadowbringers | 374.23 | 330.25 | 113 | 325.63 | 115 |
| Final Fantasy 14 End Walker | 330.70 | 307.41 | 108 | ||
| Hitman 3 Dubai CPU | 371.53 | 365.36 | 102 | 343.09 | 108 |
| Middle Earth: Shadow of War | 395.24 | 378.91 | 104 | 334.38 | 118 |
| Rainbow Six Siege | 785 | 808.10 | 97 | 734 | 107 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 372.35 | 317.97 | 117 | 311.15 | 120 |
| Strange Brigade | 608.05 | 668.775 | 91 | 641.93 | 95 |
| Watchdogs: Legion | 222.12 | 194.03 | 114 | 157.8 | 141 |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 267.67 | 256.33 | 104 | ||
| Tiny Tina’s Wonderland | 357.87 | 357.805 | 100 | ||
| Dirt 5 | 375.53 | 313.6 | 120 | ||
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 290.33 | 229.33 | 127 | ||
| Ashes of the SIngularity (CPU) | 58.47 | 63.26 | 92 | ||
| Total War Warhammer 3 (Battle) | 293.45 | 299.40 | 98 |
With the RTX 4090, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 6% faster than the 13900K and 16% faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X which shows the advantages of the 3D cache even though the clock speeds are lower. The 13900K does come out on top in tests such as Cinebench R23 and Geekbench 5.4.
It is worth mentioning that neither the Intel 13900K nor the Ryzen 9 7950X3D are primarily meant for gaming. An Intel i5 or the AMD Ryzen 5 CPUs are more than enough for gaming.
Let us know what you think about the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and whether or not this is something that you are interested in getting. This CPU does not come with a cooler, so check out our recommended CPU coolers for the AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs.