Xeon w9-3595X vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Xeon w9-3595X

60 Cores120 Thrd385 WWMax: 4.8 GHz2024

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

8 Cores16 Thrd120 WWMax: 5 GHz2023

Performance Spectrum - CPU

Xeon w9-3595X

60 / 120

97,534

+184.4%

34,293

0.0%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

About PassMark

PassMark CPU Mark evaluates processor speed through complex mathematical computations. It provides a reliable metric to compare multi-core performance, where higher scores indicate faster processing for multitasking, gaming, and heavy workloads.

Value Upgrade Path

This is the official ChipVERSUS Value Rating, comparing raw performance (PassMark) per dollar. Components placed above yours deliver better value for money.

MSRP is the manufacturer's suggested retail price.•
Avg price is the current average price collected from markets across the web.

Performance Per Dollar Xeon w9-3595X

#383

EPYC 7551P

MSRP: $2100|Avg: $329

110%

#384

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX

MSRP: $7349|Avg: $7999

109%

#385

EPYC 9375F

MSRP: $5306|Avg: $108

109%

#386

Xeon w9-3475X

MSRP: $3739|Avg: $3930

105%

#388

EPYC 9254

MSRP: $3761|Avg: $1099

103%

#389

Xeon Gold 5220R

MSRP: $1780|Avg: $1015

103%

#390

EPYC 9555P

MSRP: $7983|Avg: $6130

102%

#391

Xeon Gold 5218

MSRP: $1273|Avg: $500

102%

#392

EPYC 9374F

MSRP: $4850|Avg: $3466

102%

#393

Xeon Gold 6448Y

MSRP: $3583|Avg: N/A

102%

#394

EPYC 9454

MSRP: $5225|Avg: $576

102%

#395

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

MSRP: $2399|Avg: $1000

101%

#396

Xeon Platinum 8461V

MSRP: $4491|Avg: $4491

101%

#397

Xeon W-3235

MSRP: $1538|Avg: $1538

100%

#398

Xeon w9-3595X

MSRP: $5889|Avg: $6000

100%

#399

Xeon W-3365

MSRP: $3499|Avg: $3499

99%

#400

EPYC 7713P

MSRP: $5010|Avg: $2443

98%

#401

Xeon W-2145

MSRP: $1113|Avg: $145

98%

#402

EPYC 9475F

MSRP: $7592|Avg: $7592

97%

#403

Xeon Gold 6554S

MSRP: $3157|Avg: $2836

97%

#405

Xeon 6737P

MSRP: $4995|Avg: $4995

96%

#406

Xeon Gold 6342

MSRP: $2977|Avg: $3000

95%

#407

Xeon Gold 6438N

MSRP: $3351|Avg: $3351

95%

#408

Xeon 6747P

MSRP: $6497|Avg: $6497

95%

#410

Xeon W-3175X

MSRP: $2999|Avg: $2999

93%

#411

Xeon w9-3495X

MSRP: $5889|Avg: $6333

93%

#412

Xeon Gold 5320T

MSRP: $1977|Avg: $1379

92%

#413

EPYC 7643

MSRP: $4995|Avg: $2750

92%

Based on actual market prices and performance synthetic scores.

Performance Per Dollar Ryzen 7 7800X3D

#197

Ryzen 5 5600X3D

MSRP: $229|Avg: $229

107%

#198

Core i3-9350KF

MSRP: $173|Avg: $80

106%

#199

Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE

MSRP: $220|Avg: $220

106%

#200

Core i3-9300

MSRP: $143|Avg: $75

106%

#201

Ryzen 7 3800XT

MSRP: $399|Avg: $249

105%

#202

Core i5-11400T

MSRP: $182|Avg: $140

104%

#203

Core i3-10305

MSRP: $149|Avg: $100

103%

#204

Core i3-9320

MSRP: $154|Avg: $80

103%

#205

Core i3-10105

MSRP: $122|Avg: $90

103%

#206

Core i3-13100E

MSRP: $150|Avg: $150

102%

#207

Core i9-13900F

MSRP: $524|Avg: $536

102%

#208

Processor 300

MSRP: $82|Avg: $80

102%

#209

Ryzen 5 2600

MSRP: $199|Avg: $145

102%

#210

Ryzen 5 2400GE

MSRP: $169|Avg: $80

101%

#211

Core i9-14900KS

MSRP: $749|Avg: $670

101%

#212

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

MSRP: $449|Avg: $384

100%

#213

Core i3-8100T

MSRP: $117|Avg: $59

100%

#214

Core i7-13700E

MSRP: $390|Avg: $380

100%

#215

Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G

MSRP: $430|Avg: $270

99%

#216

Core i7-9700

MSRP: $333|Avg: $150

99%

#217

Core i5-13500TE

MSRP: $235|Avg: $250

98%

#218

Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

MSRP: $294|Avg: $76

98%

#219

Ryzen 7 PRO 5845

MSRP: $300|Avg: $300

97%

#220

Athlon PRO 300GE

MSRP: $50|Avg: $50

97%

#221

Athlon Gold 3150G

MSRP: $100|Avg: $80

97%

#222

Core i7-9800X

MSRP: $589|Avg: $210

97%

#223

Ryzen 7 4700G

MSRP: $299|Avg: $235

96%

#224

Ryzen 9 5900

MSRP: $549|Avg: $395

96%

#225

Ryzen 5 7600X3D

MSRP: $299|Avg: $300

96%

#226

Ryzen 5 1600X

MSRP: $249|Avg: $144

59%

Based on actual market prices and performance synthetic scores.

Performance Comparison

About PassMark

🏆 Chipversus Verdict

🚀 Performance Leadership

Use Case Distinction: This is a comparison between a Professional Workstation processor ($6,000) and a Consumer Desktop CPU. The Xeon w9-3595X is engineered for massive parallel workloads (rendering, scientific simulations), offering significantly higher core counts.

Insight	Xeon w9-3595X	Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Gaming	❌ Lower gaming performance	✅ Superior gaming performance
Workstation	✅ Better multi-core power	❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks
Price	⚠️ Higher cost ($6,000)	✅ More affordable ($384)
Longevity	✨ Modern (Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) / Intel 7 nm)	✨ Modern (Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023) / 5 nm)

💎 Value Proposition

The Ryzen 7 7800X3D ($384), however, is optimized for mixed workloads and gaming. For most users, it offers superior single-thread performance and responsiveness at a fraction of the cost ($5,616 less, 94% cheaper), making it the better choice for daily use and gaming.

Insight	Xeon w9-3595X	Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cost Efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency	✅ Better overall value (+449%)
Upfront Cost	⚠️ Higher cost ($6,000)	✅ More affordable ($384)

Performance Check

Paired with RTX 4090

To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.

Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.

Xeon w9-3595X Benchmark Check

Ryzen 7 7800X3D Benchmark Check

Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Xeon w9-3595X and Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Xeon w9-3595X

The Xeon w9-3595X is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 24 August 2024 (1 year ago). It is based on the Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) architecture. It features 60 cores and 120 threads. Base frequency is 2 GHz, with boost up to 4.8 GHz. L3 cache: 112.5 MB. L2 cache: 2 MB (per core). Built on Intel 7 nm process technology. Socket: LGA4677. Thermal design power (TDP): 385 Watt. Memory support: DDR5-4800. Passmark benchmark score: 97,534 points. Launch price was $5,889.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 4 January 2023 (2 years ago). It is based on the Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023) architecture. It features 8 cores and 16 threads. Base frequency is 4.4 GHz, with boost up to 5 GHz. L3 cache: 96 MB (total). L2 cache: 1 MB (per core). Built on 5 nm process technology. Socket: AM5. Thermal design power (TDP): 120 Watt. Memory support: DDR5-5200. Passmark benchmark score: 34,293 points. Launch price was $449.

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Processing Power

The Xeon w9-3595X packs 60 cores / 120 threads, while the Ryzen 7 7800X3D offers 8 cores / 16 threads — the Xeon w9-3595X has 52 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.8 GHz on the Xeon w9-3595X versus 5 GHz on the Ryzen 7 7800X3D — a 4.1% clock advantage for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D (base: 2 GHz vs 4.4 GHz). The Xeon w9-3595X uses the Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) architecture (Intel 7 nm), while the Ryzen 7 7800X3D uses Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023) (5 nm). In PassMark, the Xeon w9-3595X scores 97,534 against the Ryzen 7 7800X3D's 34,293 — a 95.9% lead for the Xeon w9-3595X. Cinebench R23 multi-core: 130,000 vs 18,500 (150.2% advantage for the Xeon w9-3595X). Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 2,300 vs 2,700, a 16% lead for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 17,118 vs 15,000 (13.2% advantage for the Xeon w9-3595X). L3 cache: 112.5 MB on the Xeon w9-3595X vs 96 MB (total) on the Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

Feature	Xeon w9-3595X	Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cores / Threads	60 / 120+650%	8 / 16
Boost Clock	4.8 GHz	5 GHz+4%
Base Clock	2 GHz	4.4 GHz+120%
L3 Cache	112.5 MB+17%	96 MB (total)
L2 Cache	2 MB (per core)+100%	1 MB (per core)
Process	Intel 7 nm	5 nm-29%
Architecture	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
PassMark	97,534+184%	34,293
Cinebench R23 Multi	130,000+603%	18,500
Geekbench 6 Single	2,300	2,700+17%
Geekbench 6 Multi	17,118+14%	15,000

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Memory & Platform

The Xeon w9-3595X uses the LGA4677 socket (PCIe 5.0), while the Ryzen 7 7800X3D uses AM5 (PCIe 5.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR5-4800 memory speed. The Xeon w9-3595X supports up to 4096 GB of RAM compared to 128 GB — 187.9% more capacity for professional workloads. Memory channels: 8 (Xeon w9-3595X) vs 2 (Ryzen 7 7800X3D). PCIe lanes: 112 (Xeon w9-3595X) vs 28 (Ryzen 7 7800X3D) — the Xeon w9-3595X offers 84 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: W790 (Xeon w9-3595X) and X670E,X670,B650E,B650,A620 (Ryzen 7 7800X3D).

Feature	Xeon w9-3595X	Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Socket	LGA4677	AM5
PCIe Generation	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Max RAM Speed	DDR5-4800	DDR5-5200
Max RAM Capacity	4096 GB+3100%	128 GB
RAM Channels	8+300%	2
ECC Support	✅	✅
PCIe Lanes	112+300%	28

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Advanced Features

Both support AVX-512 instructions, benefiting scientific computing, AI inference, and encryption workloads. Virtualization support: true (Xeon w9-3595X) vs AMD-V (Ryzen 7 7800X3D). The Ryzen 7 7800X3D includes integrated graphics (AMD Radeon Graphics (2-core)), while the Xeon w9-3595X requires a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Xeon w9-3595X targets High-end Workstation, Ryzen 7 7800X3D targets Gaming. Direct competitor: Xeon w9-3595X rivals Threadripper PRO 7985WX; Ryzen 7 7800X3D rivals Intel Core i7-14700K.

Feature	Xeon w9-3595X	Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Integrated GPU	No	Yes
IGPU Model	—	AMD Radeon Graphics (2-core)
Unlocked	—	Yes
AVX-512	Yes	Yes
Virtualization	true	AMD-V
Target Use	High-end Workstation	Gaming

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Value Analysis

The Xeon w9-3595X launched at $5889 MSRP, while the Ryzen 7 7800X3D debuted at $449. At current prices ($6000 vs $384), the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is $5616 cheaper. In terms of value (PassMark points per dollar), the Xeon w9-3595X delivers 16.3 pts/$ vs 89.3 pts/$ for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D — making the Ryzen 7 7800X3D the 138.4% better value option.