AMD introduced the Ryzen 9000 using a unique Computex scenario and confirmed average CPI improvement of 16% compared to the previous generation. It’s important progress, but we know it It won’t be enough to beat the Ryzen 7 7800X3D in gamesa long-term best-in-class processor that I chose for this very reason when building my new PC, as it offered the best value for money, performance and consumption in gaming. .

Dan Waligroski, Senior Technical Marketing Manager at AMD, confirmed that Ryzen 7 9700X will not outperform Ryzen 7 7800X3D in gamesand that it will continue to be the most powerful option on the market for this type of application. Obviously, in productivity, synthetic and professional applications, the Ryzen 7 9700X will be better, since the L3 cache is not so important in them.

This is a very strange fact because the Ryzen 5 7600X was able to outperform the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in games. However, Dan clarified that the difference between Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Ryzen 7 9700X in games will be “less than expected”. He didn’t give specific numbers for obvious reasons, but I can conclude from his words that we would probably have fun between 2% and 5% in favor of a chip with 3D cache.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D will retain its crown as the best gaming processor, but how long will it last? Well until AMD launches the new Ryzen 9000X3D, something that will happen between the end of this year and the beginning of next year. We still don’t have a specific date, but the latest rumors point to September of this year.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Ryzen 7 9700X3D

Both processors have the same number of cores and threads, 8 and 16 respectively. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D will run at a higher frequency, have a 16% increase in terms of IPC, and will also feature a 3D stacked cache. AMD itself said it was trying to find new ways to improve your design processors with 3D stacked L3 cache, so this processor might have some important innovation that enables it further increase performance.

Although I don’t have official information yet, I think it’s very likely that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D will eventually beat the Ryzen 7 7800X3D in gaming by an average of 25% to 35%. This is for 1080p gaming with a GeForce RTX 4090. I think it’s a pretty reasonable level since there’s exactly a 25% average difference in gaming between the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and the Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

In short, if you have a Ryzen 7 7800X3D and your goal is to play, you can be sure that this processor He still has a lot of life ahead of himand the best part is that if you decide to sell it for an upgrade, you will be able to recoup an important part of your investment as it will still retain a high value on the used market. If you’ve been thinking about buying the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, go ahead, even with the Ryzen 9000 around the corner, it’s a good buy.