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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Ryzen 9 7950X

81 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
VS
85 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

We compared two 16-core desktop CPUs: the 4.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D against the 4.5 GHz Ryzen 9 7950X. 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 (2)

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
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
27.0
(Mediocre)
Value Index
29.9
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7950X and 7950X3D
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
  • Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
  • More than 6Β° C higher critical temperature

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 679
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 8943
Cinebench Scores (26th and 18th 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 7950X3D
19043
Ryzen 9 7950X +12%
21401
File compression 1550 MB/sec 1960 MB/sec
Clang compilation 228.7 Klines/sec 211.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 353.4 pages/sec 414.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 482.7 Mpixels/sec 540.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 303.7 pages/sec 304.8 pages/sec
Background blur 68.3 images/sec 78.9 images/sec
Photo processing 117.9 images/sec 148.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 54.7 Mpixels/sec 46.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 562 & 1055 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 213.3 GOps/sec 224.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 130.1 GOps/sec 137.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 492M Primes/sec 333M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 93.2M Strings/sec 98.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 47 GBytes/sec 49.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 783.2 MBytes/sec 831.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 5047 Frames/sec 3073 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 58.4B Matrices/sec 61.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6573 & 8748 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
539.45
Ryzen 9 7950X +7%
576.1

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.7 PPW 12.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 158.7 PPW 125.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 519.2 PPW 365.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.5 PPW 3.39 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 7950X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-03 (TheDude)Cinebench 2024109 / 1803
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-23 (HermesGrey)Geekbench 6 CPU2723 / 17081
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-28 (JenXay)Cinebench 2024117 / 2062
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-08 (Jacob Newman)Cinebench 2024113 / 1958
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-19 (Ph1ps)Cinebench 2024111 / 2735
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-25 (Leandro Irgang)Cinebench 2026679 / 8943
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-25 (VikTOR)Cinebench 2024125 / 2213
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Gerard)Cinebench 2026627 / 8337
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-17 (RipePipe)Cinebench 2024118 / 1956
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-28 (Mirage_Tahmid)Cinebench 2024118 / 1966
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Ryzen 9 7950X

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 4, 2023 August 29, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Raphael) Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number 7950X3D -
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i9 13900K - Intel Core i9 13900K
Successor - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (12th and 7th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 16
P-Threads 32 32
Base Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz 4.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.7 GHz 5.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 42x 45x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 128MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 13.1 billions 13.1 billions
Fabrication Process 5 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 120 W 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 162 W 230 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 89Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (23rd and 18th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 128 128
TMUs 8 8
ROPs 4 4
Execution Units 2 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 7950X
0.6 TFLOPS
See: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D official page AMD Ryzen 9 7950X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X or Ryzen 9 7950X3D?
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John W. April 12, 2024 at 12:51 AM
I plan on using it for video editing mainly. The difference that I researched is marginal. The 7950X3D is geared for gaming and uses less power. The 7950X is geared for performance but uses more power. With this one you have fiddle around with the settings to set some limits to prevent throttling and shutdown. Overall the difference is 1% to 4% in the different use scenarios between the two CPU's. Marginal in my opinion. Not a huge difference in price either.
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Hamzah September 16, 2024 at 06:19 AM
If we maximize the OC capabilities of both, will the 7950x get better results than the 7950x3d?
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