AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

[ VERDICT ] Winner: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (97/100)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to AMD Ryzen 7 7700 (67/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Efficiency 62.0 Average 76.0 Good WINNER
Performance 79.0 Good 95.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz 4.3 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 32MB (shared) 192MB (shared)
Multiplier 38x 43x
P-Cores 8 16
P-Threads 16 32
Total Cores 8 16
Total Threads 16 32
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.6 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3635 10459
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 569 558

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Background blur 68.9 images/sec 90.2 images/sec
Clang compilation 123.1 Klines/sec 240.9 Klines/sec
File compression 1630 MB/sec 2030 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 317.5 pages/sec 460.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 441.8 Mpixels/sec 570.9 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 115.5 images/sec 160.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 25.5 Mpixels/sec 56.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 305.3 pages/sec 361 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Codename Zen 4 (Raphael) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Radeon Graphics
Intel Equivalent -Intel Core i7 13700
Model number 7700 9950X3D2
Released January 10, 2023 March 26, 2026
Type Desktop Desktop
Vendor Amd Amd

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
ECC Support Yes Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 73.4 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Memory Types - DDR5-5200 - DDR5-5600

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Official Site AMD Ryzen 7 7700 official page AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page
PCI Express Lanes 28 28
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
Technologies - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Fabrication Process 5 nm 4 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 142 W 270 W
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C
Socket AM5 AM5
TDP (PL1) 65 W 200 W
Transistors 6.57 billions

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Data compression 403.1 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 23.7 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 30.3B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 179M Primes/sec
Floating point math 66 GOps/sec
Integer math 109.6 GOps/sec
Physics 1948 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 48.4M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Blender / Watt 4.25 PPW 3.74 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.2 PPW 12.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 239.1 PPW 135.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 528 PPW 363.9 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Date Benchmark
📘 2024-09-14(R2-D2) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-01-12(Khan) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-02-11(beast) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-02-16(tyomich511) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-02-27(Gene Gulanes) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-10-31(yo754) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-11-30(Trawkie) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-06-23(icejay08) Cinebench 2026

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Execution Units 2 2
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Radeon Graphics
ROPs 4 4
Shading Units 128 128
TGP 15 W 15 W
TMUs 8 8

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