AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Excels in Blender Benchmarks

Early Blender benchmarks reveal impressive performance for the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, outperforming not only its predecessor, the 7800X3D, but also the non-X3D Ryzen 9700X. The 9800X3D scored 323.76 points in the Blender rendering test, a significant improvement over the 7800X3D's score of 256.37, representing a 26% performance uplift. The 9800X3D also edged out the Intel Core i5 14600K and performed on par with the Core Ultra 5 245K. Blender Benchmark Comparison CPU Median Score Performance (Relative to 9800X3D) AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 323.76 100% AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 256.37 79% AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 292.97 90.4% AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 263.61 81.4% Intel Core Ultra 5 245K 322.1 99% Intel Core i5 14600K 293.02 90.5% Notably, the 9800X3D outperformed the Ryzen 9700X by 10.5%, demonstrating its strong capabilities for productivity and content creation. This performance boost is attributed to several factors, including increased L3 cache and potentially other architectural improvements. The Ryzen 7 9800X…