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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D

93 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
VS
78 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16-cores against the 4.7 GHz Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 (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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Currency
VS
41.5
(Average)
Value Index
50.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9800X3D and 9950X3D
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 32 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.7 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 9950X3D
vs
Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 753 708
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9861 5087
Cinebench Scores (6th and 87th 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 9950X3D +23%
22548
Ryzen 7 9800X3D
18350
File compression 1800 MB/sec 1730 MB/sec
Clang compilation 241.4 Klines/sec 140.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 392.8 pages/sec 356.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 624.1 Mpixels/sec 509 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 357.5 pages/sec 337 pages/sec
Background blur 81.9 images/sec 90.4 images/sec
Photo processing 143.5 images/sec 135.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 55.9 Mpixels/sec 29.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 9950X3D +76%
70098
Ryzen 7 9800X3D
39929
Integer math 242.7 GOps/sec 116.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 159.5 GOps/sec 79.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 609M Primes/sec 420M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 95.3M Strings/sec 48.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 44.4 GBytes/sec 22.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 905.8 MBytes/sec 467.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 5662 Frames/sec 4071 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 72.9B Matrices/sec 38.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 11549 & 25509 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 9950X3D +92%
616.73
Ryzen 7 9800X3D
321.39

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.4 PPW 11.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 132.6 PPW 152.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 412.3 PPW 332.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.63 PPW 2.68 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 9950X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Soutajupe)Cinebench 2024146 / 2634
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Naragan)Cinebench 2024143 / 2632
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Naragan)Cinebench 2026794 / 10890
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Naragan)GeekBench3553 / 25131
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (omecha)Cinebench 2026753 / 9861
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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (Average)Cinebench 2026735 / 5624
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (looch)Cinebench 2026708 / 5087
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (szegi)Cinebench 2024138 / 1365
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (Spice Master)Cinebench 2026764 / 5801
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-08 (ChronicallyEve)Cinebench 2026721 / 5465
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3D

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 7, 2025 October 31, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 9950X3D 9800X3D
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (2nd and 14th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 8
P-Threads 32 16
Base Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 4.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.7 GHz 5.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 8
Total Threads 32 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 43x 47x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 128MB (shared) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 170 W 120 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 230 W 162 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 95Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (5th and 27th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
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 9950X3D
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 9800X3D
0.6 TFLOPS
See: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600 - DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D official page AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 7 9800X3D or Ryzen 9 9950X3D?
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rjofn8idenx8e March 11, 2025 at 08:19 PM
i didn't ecpaxt that the amd ryzen 9 9950x3d is bether then the amd ryzen 7 9800x3d
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alen March 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
it is better but not the best considering the power consumption and for that improvement in performance in not even going to show in many application's due gpu's growing influence on app, games and ai
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