Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Core i7-7700K

Short answer: which is best?

Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 33.3 % stronger than Core i7-7700K. Ryzen 9 7900X3D ranks #45 of 96 measured processors at WhatFPS (8,209 CPU score over 1 verified runs). Core i7-7700K ranks #73 of 96 measured processors at WhatFPS (6,160 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricRyzen 9 7900X3DCore i7-7700K
CPU score (the processor's own performance)8,2096,160
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)7,1144,115
Integer (MT)4.7 Gop/s3.1 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.66 Gop/s0.52 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)12,235,5845,640,691
Cores / threads6 / 64 / 8
L3 cache96 MB8 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Ryzen 9 7900X3D · All measurements for Core i7-7700K