While the 7800X3D has a 120W TDP, our testing found it used closer to 90W under full load, closer to the 65W Ryzen 7000 chips ...
Priced at $479, the 9800X3D is a direct successor to the best gaming CPU on the market right now, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D ... a max boost of 5.2GHz. Combined with an increase to a 120-watt TDP ...
It is 14% faster than the 7800X3D due to architecture and 3D V-Cache technology. Tests showed the 9800X3D is 43% faster than the 9700X, highlighting the importance of cache over clock speeds.