AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Linux Gaming Performance

The processors tested for today's Linux gaming comparison included the:

- Intel Core i9 13900K
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

All processors were tested at their stock speeds and with the "performance" CPU frequency scaling governor on Linux. With the non-gaming comparison up next week will be an even broader assortment of processors tested. All of these processors were tested with the ASUS PRIME Z790-P WIFI (Intel Raptor Lake) or ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (AMD Zen 4), 2 x 16GB GSKILL DDR5-6000 memory, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics, and 1TB WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with the Linux 6.2 kernel was running on the test systems with the Mesa 23.1-devel graphics driver stack.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D has been running well so far under Linux even without any special AMD scheduler tuning and of similar quality to the Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Let's move on to looking at the -- native and Steam Play -- Linux gaming performance for the Ryzen 9 7900X3D while also looking at the CPU power consumption impact.