Just after making the leap on a great post-Prime Day gaming PC deal, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super, I find myself rethinking my purchase with the recent leak of Ryzen 7 9800X3D performance benchmarks. While I'm enjoying stellar performance in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and reliving classic mid-2000s RPGs, the leaked figures suggest that the 9800X3D could easily dethrone the 7800X3D as the king of gaming CPUs.
Ryzen 7 9800X3D Benchmark Leaks
Leaked Geekbench results, noted by Igor’s Lab, show the Ryzen 7 9800X3D achieving a single-core score of 3339 and a multicore score of 18,658 on Geekbench 6.3.0. This represents an impressive 25% improvement over the 7800X3D, making it a substantial upgrade for performance enthusiasts.
These results were logged using the Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero motherboard with 32 GB of DDR5 RAM. Benchlife.info also reported that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D features a base clock of 4.7 GHz and a boosted clock of 5.2 GHz, which aligns with the Geekbench data. Though it falls short of the Ryzen 7 9700X's 5.5 GHz boost, it's not a critical drawback for gaming, where the X3D chips excel due to their increased cache proximity to the cores.
Gaming and Productivity: Where the 9800X3D Shines
X3D chips have long been favored for gaming thanks to their enhanced cache, and the 9800X3D is expected to uphold this tradition. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D, praised for its excellent gaming performance and efficient power consumption, has been a solid choice, though it lags in productivity tasks. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D’s superior Geekbench stats suggest that it may provide a significant uplift in productivity, making it an appealing option for users who demand more than just gaming performance.
Release Date and Buying Decisions
The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is set to launch on November 7, and detailed benchmarks and reviews will follow shortly after. While I don’t expect to regret my 7800X3D purchase too much—especially considering the challenges of getting new processors at launch and their potential cost—the arrival of the 9800X3D may eventually make older chips, like mine, more affordable as we head toward Black Friday.
With Intel’s latest CPUs now available, the upcoming X3D refresh, and Nvidia’s RTX 50 series likely arriving next year, it’s an exciting time to be a PC gamer. Even if you're not planning to grab the Ryzen 7 9800X3D at launch, the landscape of gaming hardware is shifting rapidly, promising new opportunities for upgrades at more budget-friendly prices.
Keep an eye out for more details as the 9800X3D’s full benchmarks are released soon!
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