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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D

63 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
VS
52 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16-cores against the 3.4 GHz Ryzen 7 5800X3D with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (1)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
40.4
(Average)
Value Index
13.6
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5800X3D and 5950X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
  • Has 32 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 1 year and 6 months later
  • Around 3.52 GB/s (7%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 5950X
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X3D

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 464 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5693 -
Cinebench Scores (#76th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 5950X +14%
12728
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
11198
File compression 1120 MB/sec 1240 MB/sec
Clang compilation 147.1 Klines/sec 80.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 224.5 pages/sec 227.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 372.1 Mpixels/sec 316.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 222.5 pages/sec 205.9 pages/sec
Background blur 28.4 images/sec 54.7 images/sec
Photo processing 85 images/sec 81.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 38.4 Mpixels/sec 19.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 741 & 700 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 5950X +60%
45260
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
28289
Integer math 183.9 GOps/sec 88.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 100.5 GOps/sec 50.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 223M Primes/sec 230M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.9M Strings/sec 33.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.4 GBytes/sec 20.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 622.5 MBytes/sec 329.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 1854 Frames/sec 2875 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 40.4B Matrices/sec 22.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 19398 & 11489 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 5950X +95%
413.83
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
212.46

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13.9 PPW 7.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 121.2 PPW 106.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 431 PPW 269.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.94 PPW 2.02 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (stream pc)Cinebench 2026456 / 4979
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 (DDD)Cinebench 2026464 / 5693
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)Geekbench 6 CPU2259 / 12745
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)Cinebench 202499 / 1448
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-07 (C0d3M0nk3y)Cinebench 202497 / 1451
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-29 (3Dawe)Cinebench 202492 / 858
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 -> vermilixnCinebench 202494 / 911
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (vermilixn)Cinebench 202494 / 911
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 (Homer35)Cinebench 202494 / 901
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-24 (masuzo)Cinebench 202490 / 808
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 7 5800X3D

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released October 8, 2020 March 15, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i9 11900K - Intel Core i7 12700K
Successor - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (51st and 103rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 8
P-Threads 32 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 4.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 8
Total Threads 32 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 34x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 64MB (shared) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Transistors 4.15 billions -
Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 105 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 142 W -
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 95Β°C 90Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (72nd and 101st place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
- DDR4-2933
- DDR4-2667
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Ryzen 9 5950X?
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Enigma April 22, 2022 at 06:27 PM
Both processors are definitely good at what they do. However, it is not enough for me to replace my 5950 at this time. However, if they make a 5900 3D series I just may have to consider and sell off my 5950 while it's still new. Long live amd.
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