AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Is 9% Slower than Ryzen 7 7800X3D on Average, First Gaming Benchmarks Reveal

[Tsing]

The Ryzen 9900X, one of the first desktop processors to leverage AMD's new Zen 5 architecture, is around 9% slower on average versus the Ryzen 7800X3D in some of today's most popular games, including Cyberpunk 2077, Starfield, and Counter-Strike 2, according to early gaming benchmarks that have surfaced online.

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[Grimlakin]

That's interesting. But even when gaming I do so much MORE than just game with my CPU's... the 9900x or 9950x is probably my next CPU. Also doesn't have the crashing issues coming from Intel.

 

[Zarathustra]

I thought we knew this for a long time already.

You know, from here:

Ryzen 7800X3D "Zen 4" CPU Beats Ryzen 9700X "Zen 5" in Gaming, AMD Says

The Ryzen 9000 Series, a new generation of desktop processors from AMD that are among the first to feature the company's high-performance Zen 5 cores, will not be faster than the existing, Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000X3D Series in the realm of gaming, according to new statements shared by Donny...

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And here:

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X "Zen 5" CPU May Be Revised with Nearly Twice the TDP to Beat 7800X3D "Zen 4" Chip

The Ryzen 7 9700X, one of the first desktop processors for consumers to leverage AMD's new Zen 5 architecture, may be shipping with a higher TDP so it can outperform the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, a Zen 4 CPU that features 3D V-Cache technology for what AMD has described as ultimate gaming performance...

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