7900X3D Vs 7950X

[sgoaty]

I know there's a multitude of threads on these CPU's but I can't find an answer/opinions on this particular question.

I currently have a 7950X in one of my PCs along with a 7900XT GPU I do 95% gaming and very occasional video editing/recoding.

Would I see any benefit from upgrading to a 7900X3D for the gaming performance? (The swap wouldn't cost anything)

Wonder if the 3D cache is enough to make up for the core deficit?

I game at 1440P 165hz

Thanks
Scott

 

[Rroff]

Personally not a fan of the split 2x6 CCD CPUs as they are quite hit and miss performance wise and newer games which take advantage of 8 core / 16 thread can have a little odd performance on them. You'll mainly see a benefit if gaming at 1080p with a 4090 :s maybe a small difference with a 7900XT at higher settings but personally I'd lean towards either sticking with the 7950X or spending the extra for the 7950X3D.

 

[sgoaty]

I know the reviews were pretty tough on these CPU's as they were too dear at launch but I would be very interested to see some performance data Vs the non x 3d 8 and 16 core cpus. I know 8 ccd x3d variants perform better in most instances but I don't know about the non x3d.