AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Overclocked to 5.46 GHz, Beating Ryzen 7 7800X3D by 27%

[GhostRyder]

Very curious what voltages and if this is an all core overclock. Could make the chip very interesting to play with if nothing else.

 

[rusTORK]

BCLK OC? 105x52=5460 MHz

 

[RaceT3ch]

BCLK OC? 105x52=5460 MHz

Prolly multiplier, 9800X3D is actually unlocked and targeted 5475

Prolly multiplier, 9800X3D is actually unlocked and targeted 5475

On second thought, yea they used bclk

 

[mouacyk]

105 on bclk is gutsy.
I managed to beat it in 3 tests, by 2%, but overall 15% behind. I have 6400MHz RAM.

 

[eidairaman1]

How much additional power does it take to get the higher results? I don't want to need my own power plant to get better performance.

Dont overclock then

 

[natr0n]

Feels good being part of a winning team.

 

[RaceT3ch]

How much additional power does it take to get the higher results? I don't want to need my own power plant to get better performance.

Not as much as a 14900k
I'd expect 170 tops before you reach a speed limit, not a power limit.

 

[Hyderz]

With the 9800x3d the 5090 can flex its wings @1080p maybe 1440p but usually its gpu limited at this res

 

[jihadjoe]

The last gen 'stock' part is a non-overclockable part- so 9800x3d can flat out just outperform the fastest gaming CPU on the market by 24% -- which is nice really.

Skatterbencher was able to OC the 7800X3D:

 

[RaceT3ch]

Skatterbencher was able to OC the 7800X3D:

BCLK?

 

[Launcestonian]

I'm no guru on geekbench technicalities, but I'm pretty sure at least one of those tests within the suite uses AVX512, so there is no way all cores would be running that test with this instruction set as its fierce on the CPU overall, especially the way its implemented in Zen 5. Those clock speeds would be 1 maybe 2 cores at best IF... AVX512 was thrown at it.

 

[N3utro]

If readers recall, the last generations of X3D processors had overclocking disabled

You can overclock them with a motherboard with an external clock generator by increasing the second FSB signal. This is on an asus X670E crosshair hero with such a feature, on aircooling (noctua nh-d15) and stable:

Still 20% more than my geekbench, which is impressive:

But they dont say what cooling they are using

 

[Bwaze]

I'd be very suspicious of these "leaks". We have been burned by claims of overclocking AMD products numerous times, some of them made by the official marketing...

 

[JustBenching]

Overclocking is so very dead that it's already been decomposing. CPUs are already pushed to their max out of the box, you have to push unreal voltages into them to get 100mhz, which is basically 2% faster than stock. Yeah, nah thanks.

 

[Random_User]

This article only is a showcase and "proof" of X3D OC capabilities. Nothing more.
The real question, though, which nobody asks, is what are the results, with both 7800X3D, and 9800X3D, put face to face using 7800X3D stock clocks? Because this would be real indicator of performance growth/gains, technology advancement, and superiority. Also what is the performance gains and difference, at least possible clocks and voltages? How much the CPU is drawing at these lowest settings, and how much it scales, if clocks being raised?

Overclocking is so very dead that it's already been decomposing. CPUs are already pushed to their max out of the box, you have to push unreal voltages into them to get 100mhz, which is basically 2% faster than stock. Yeah, nah thanks.

This is very much true. The OC days are gone. It was just a crunch, to squeeze additional juice from chips, at the expense of longevity and stability, in era, when the CPU power was starving. And the chips were so big and rough technologically, that there was a little difference between OC and stock clocks/voltages.
Now with the much delicate and refined technology, even the low tier CPUs are capable of "feeding", even high-end videocards, the eficacy is more important and valuable. And the winner is the one, who spends less, for the same, or bigger performance. Now all the efficiency gains, being thrown out of the window, even with slightest OC, because the chips are indeed being pushed to the limits "at the factory".

 

[Frick]

This article only is a showcase and "proof" of X3D OC capabilities. Nothing more.
The real question, though, which nobody asks, is what are the results, with both 7800X3D, and 9800X3D, put face to face using 7800X3D stock clocks? Because this would be real indicator of performance growth/gains, technology advancement, and superiority. Also what is the performanse gains and difference, at least possible clocks and voltages? How much the CPU is drawing at these lovest settings, and how much it scales, if clocks being raised?

Review in two days.

 

[freeagent]

Guys are like, why should I sell my 7800X3D for this chip?

You don't.. you keep using it until its old.

Meanwhile the guys on old X3D are like yeah good upgrade coming..

 

[DAPUNISHER]

If you were going to sell your 7800X3D you should have done it already. 9800X3D is going to hurt its resale value imminently.

 

[freeagent]

If you were going to sell your 7800X3D you should have done it already. 9800X3D is going to hurt its resale value imminently.

Maybe..

I paid 650 for my 58X3D brand new when it came out, they are still going for 500 buy it now on the bay..

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Maybe..

I paid 650 for my 58X3D brand new when it came out, they are still going for 500 buy it now on the bay..

That's a good point. It's a lot like the stock market, driven by FOMO, greed, and fear.

 

[RaceT3ch]

Guys are like, why should I sell my 7800X3D for this chip?

You don't.. you keep using it until its old.

Meanwhile the guys on old X3D are like yeah good upgrade coming..

You don't.
It's like buying a new phone every year—uneconomical unless you always need the best.
As some people say, only upgrade if there's a 30% jump, which 7800X3D to 9800X3D isn't.
Wait for Ryzen 11000 series or some weird name. I'm sure AMD is reserving 10000 for Zen 5 with iGPUs

 

[Bwaze]

Even a jump from my 3 years old and non-gaming Ryzen 5900X to Ryzen 9800X3D won't give me anything visibly different - application performance will be within a few percent, and gaming - well, I game mostly in 4K on an ageing RTX 3080, so also about zero improvement, even if there will be significant double digit increase in gaming performance - this is all measured in 720p or 1080p and with latest fastest GPU. I think even 1% lows kind of even out on an older GPU.