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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs Ryzen 9 9950X

93 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
VS
92 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

We compared two 16-core desktop CPUs: the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D against the 4.3 GHz Ryzen 9 9950X. 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

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
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VS
41.5
(Average)
Value Index
53.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9950X and 9950X3D
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
  • Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 8 months later

Test in Benchmarks

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

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 753 724
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9861 7630
Cinebench Scores (6th and 10th 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 +4%
22548
Ryzen 9 9950X
21758
File compression 1800 MB/sec 1710 MB/sec
Clang compilation 241.4 Klines/sec 226 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 392.8 pages/sec 391.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 624.1 Mpixels/sec 586.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 357.5 pages/sec 351.6 pages/sec
Background blur 81.9 images/sec 84.3 images/sec
Photo processing 143.5 images/sec 144.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 55.9 Mpixels/sec 55.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 9950X3D +7%
70098
Ryzen 9 9950X
65714
Integer math 242.7 GOps/sec 241.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 159.5 GOps/sec 158.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 609M Primes/sec 343M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 95.3M Strings/sec 93.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 44.4 GBytes/sec 44.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 905.8 MBytes/sec 891.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 5662 Frames/sec 3254 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 72.9B Matrices/sec 71.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 11549 & 6583 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 9950X3D +3%
616.73
Ryzen 9 9950X
598.37

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.4 PPW 13.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 132.6 PPW 128 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 412.3 PPW 386.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.63 PPW 3.52 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)Geekbench 6 CPU3553 / 25131
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (omecha)Cinebench 2026753 / 9861
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (greenmonalisa)Cinebench 2024136 / 2307
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-25 (Malanore)Cinebench 2026724 / 7630
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-20 -> TukiGeekbench 6 CPU3607 / 23374
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (jimmygeneris)Cinebench 2024136 / 2114
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-01 (Capt Jack Swallows)Cinebench 2024136 / 2162
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9950X

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 7, 2025 June 3, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 9950X3D 9950X
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i9 14900K
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (2nd and 3rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 16
P-Threads 32 32
Base Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 4.3 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 43x 43x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 128MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 170 W 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 230 W 230 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 95Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (5th and 6th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 128 -
TMUs 8 -
ROPs 4 -
Execution Units 2 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
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 9 9950X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

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