The Ryzen 7 9700X is positioned as the successor to the Ryzen 7 7700X and is an alternative to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Has a Lower initial TDP, which means it is able to offer higher performance with lower consumption, and as we saw in the analysis I published a week ago, it scales quite impressively when we activate the Precision Boost Overdrive technology.

However, his game performance It’s not on the Ryzen 7 7800X3Dand this, along with its introductory price of 399.99 euros, has raised many questions about which of the two processors is the better choice. The truth is that the decision is basically quite simple, it should be based on how we will use the device, or if we use it for several things, we should prioritize the one that is most important. our.

I know that some of our readers have doubts about this topic, so I decided to edit this article help you make the right decision. If you have any questions after reading, you can leave them in the comments and I will help you solve them.

When should you choose Ryzen 7 7800X3D

You should go for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D if you’re going to use the computer for gaming or if you’re going to use it for other things as well. when gaming performance is your priority. This is a processor specialized in games, and therefore excels in working with this type of application.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D performs up to 9.5% better than Ryzen 7 9700X in 720p games, 8.07% more at 1080p3.21% more at 1440p and 2.11% more at 2160p. In addition to better performance, it is also more efficient as it registers lower consumption values.

It’s important to be clear that the gaming performance difference I’m giving you is an average of several games and that some specific titles have a performance difference in favor of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D it can be much higherwhile in others it may be smaller.

make a general assessment, Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the best processor for gaming in the AM5 socket and it doesn’t look like that will change any time soon. We’ll see what happens when AMD launches the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, but it looks like that’s still a few months away.

When should you go for the Ryzen 7 9700X

It’s very simple if you’re going to use the computer to work with applications and tools that depend on raw multithreading performance, or if you’re also going to use it to play games, but Gaming is not your priority.

The Ryzen 7 9700X is not a dedicated gaming processor. It’s an alternative much more balancedbecause it performs very well in games and performs much better than Ryzen 7 7800X3D in professional applications and tools that do not depend on L3 cache, thanks to higher IPC and higher operating frequencies.

In Cinebench R23 Ryzen 7 9700X has 21.12% higher performance than Ryzen 7 7800X3D and outperforms it by 24.76% in multithreading.. These are much more striking differences than those offered by the latter compared to the former in terms of gaming, and this represents an important value in the hands of professionals and also for users who want to combine work and play in one device.

I know gaming performance is important, but It’s not a priority for everyone.and therefore we cannot limit ourselves to evaluating a processor like the Ryzen 7 9700X and limit ourselves to its performance in games, much less when it performs very well in other aspects that are also of great value.

What processor would I buy now?

Within the AMD ecosystem, it would be very clear I’d go for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, which is exactly the processor I have in my main PC, because my main goal is gaming, and because for work, this processor gives me more than enough performance for what I need in my daily life. I’ve been with him for a few months now and couldn’t be happier.

As I said, the Ryzen 7 9700X is a better option for work, but yes my absolute priority Right now, if I wanted to use applications and tools that can scale to more than 8 cores and 16 threads, I would buy Ryzen 9 7900Xwhich has 12 cores and 24 threads and is available on sale for 389 euros. It works worse in games, yes, so keep that in mind.