Rendering Performance
On this page, we will show rendering benchmarks, which typically push multi-core/multi-threaded workloads, though Cinebench will show a single-thread scenario. Note that the graphs are arranged from fastest to slowest. All CPUs are tested in Windows 11 power profile of “Balanced.” Where noted, Intel Arrow Lake CPUs are shown in both Balanced (B) and Best Performance (BP) power profile modes. As you look at the graphs, pay special attention to the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (blue bar) versus AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (light gray bar), to see the generational uplift.
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 is very multi-core oriented, so the more physical cores, or threads you have, the higher the result, it scales quite well. The important factor here is that the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, with the same core/thread count as the last generation AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a large 24% faster! That’s right, a huge 24% generational performance uplift from the previous 7800X3D to the new 9800X3D, with the same core/thread count.
It is also impressive that the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 16% faster than the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, which also has the same 8-core/16-thread count as the 9800X3D! That makes the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D the definitive 8-core performance CPU for this rendering multi-core/multi-thread workload for productivity from the AMD lineup.
In Cinebench R23’s single-thread workload the new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 15% faster than the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D. This also makes it faster than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D’s single-thread performance by 2%. At this level, it actually matches the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K on the same Balanced performance profile.
Blender Open Data Benchmark
We are using the latest Blender Benchmark with Blender 4.2.0 downloaded, results are in samples per minute, with the highest being the best.
Again, keep in mind when looking at these benchmarks that the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Ryzen 7 7800X3D, and Ryzen 7 9700X all have the same 8-core/16-thread core count. In the monster scene, the new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a very big 23% faster than the previous generation Ryzen 7 7800X3D. It is also faster than the Ryzen 7 9700X by 20% which is incredible to see. Again, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the definitive 8-core CPU in the AMD lineup. It’s also on par with the new Intel Core Ultra 5 245K which has a higher core count of 14! Impressive for the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D.
In the junkshop scene, the new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is also 23% faster than the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and 14% faster than the Ryzen 7 9700X! This time it’s even faster than the higher core count Intel Core Ultra 5 245K by 6%!
In the classroom scene the new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 23% faster than the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and 18% faster than the Ryzen 7 9700X! It is again on par with the higher core count Intel Ultra 5 245K.
V-Ray 6 Benchmark
VRAY-6 has provided us with the highest generational result we’ve seen yet with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Remember, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Ryzen 7 7800X3D, and Ryzen 7 9700X all have 8-cores/16-threads. The new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a jaw-dropping 35% faster than the previous generation Ryzen 7 7800X3D and 18% faster than the Ryzen 7 9700X, again defining it as THE 8-core performant CPU from AMD’s current lineup. This performance level blows the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K out of the water also at 12% faster.
HandBrake
In HandBrake, we transcode a 10-minute video file to the Creator 2160p60 4K H.264 profile preset, rendering on the CPU only. The time in minutes is reported, and lower is better.
In HandBrake it took 13 minutes and 39 seconds to render on the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D. With the new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, that time was reduced to 11 minutes and 50 seconds. This is an improvement of 14% reduction in time to encode, again both CPUs have the same core/thread count. This is also faster than the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, with the same reduction in time with the new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. This puts it on par with the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K in encoding performance from the CPU.