The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D can be seen in Geekbench behind the 7950X

We already have the first real benchmark of a AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3Dand how could it be otherwise, this CPU has debuted in Geekbench 5 (via @BenchLeaks). This processor was seen in said performance analysis software, already anticipating the score it reaches in both the single-core and multi-core tests.

Although most striking of all is that does not lead any performance tests, this was to be expected. It’s more, even the original AMD Ryzen 9 7950X offers higher performance. The reason behind this is that this CPU, in addition to arriving with more relaxed frequencies, the only improvement it incorporates, the increase in cache memory, is in the games themselves where it is really used.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D performance in Geekbench

Tested with an ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero motherboard coupled with 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and Windows 11 operating system. AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D returned a single core score of 2,157 points. These are slightly lower than the 2,217 points of the Ryzen 9 7950X or the 2,314 points the Intel Core i9-13900K.

When we talk about multicore performance, the differences are more noticeable. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X makes do with 21,841 points. This makes it closer to the performance of an Intel Core i9-13900HX for laptops (21,841 points), which AMD itself Ryzen 9 7950X (24,396 points). The Core i9-13900K reaches 24,311 pointswhile the Core i9-13900KS reaches 26,774 points.

Thus, in terms of multi-core performance, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is about 10% slower than the Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i9-13900K. This performance deficit comes from the reduction in frequencies and voltage that it is capable of achieving. This voltage has been limited to avoid temperature problems. It is because of that its TDP is 120W. The benchmark reveals that the peak operating frequency was 5.48GHz compared to the 5.7 GHz of its ‘non-X3D’ counterpart. This also sees its TDP increased to 170W.

Officially, AMD says that its Ryzen 9 7950X3D is up to 24% faster than the Core i9-13900K

According to AMD’s own official teststhe company promises that its new top-of-the-line CPU is up to 24% faster than the Intel Core i9-13900K. Of course, you have to take the data with tweezers, since we are talking of ideal situationshow to run the game Horizon Zero Dawn to a resolution 1080p.

Although it is the best way to know the performance, at the moment of truth nobody will spend 800 euros on a CPU, plus 300 euros on the motherboard and another hundreds on RAM, to end up playing at 1080p. In this case, where it would be best used would be in competitive games. Although one of the kings does not come out, Counter-Strike or Valorant, the difference in DOTA is up to 11%.

Of course, in content creation history promises to be different. In Adobe Premiere Pro it promises 17% extra yieldand even up to 52% compressing files with 7-Zip. In this way, perhaps it is necessary to orient to this CPU that is better for content creators who take advantage of the advantages in both fields.