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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D

97 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
VS
93 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

We compared two 16-core desktop CPUs: the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 against the 4.3 GHz Ryzen 9 9950X3D. 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
26.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
41.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9950X3D and 9950X3D2
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
  • Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
  • Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.7 GHz vs 5.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
vs
Ryzen 9 9950X3D

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 558 753
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 10459 9861
Cinebench Scores (3rd and 6th 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)
File compression 2030 MB/sec 1800 MB/sec
Clang compilation 240.9 Klines/sec 241.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 460.9 pages/sec 392.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 570.9 Mpixels/sec 624.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 361 pages/sec 357.5 pages/sec
Background blur 90.2 images/sec 81.9 images/sec
Photo processing 160.1 images/sec 143.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 56.9 Mpixels/sec 55.9 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)
Integer math - 242.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math - 159.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers - 609M Primes/sec
Random string sorting - 95.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption - 44.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression - 905.8 MBytes/sec
Physics - 5662 Frames/sec
Extended instructions - 72.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 11549 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 +21%
748.32
Ryzen 9 9950X3D
616.73

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.6 PPW 14.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 135.6 PPW 132.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 363.9 PPW 412.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.74 PPW 3.63 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 9950X3D2
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-01 -> RennsportGeekbench 6 CPU3438 / 21494
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-10-01 -> RennsportGeekbench 7 CPU3097 / 25071
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Soutajupe)Cinebench 2024146 / 2634
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Naragan)Cinebench 2024143 / 2632
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Naragan)Cinebench 2026794 / 10890
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Naragan)Geekbench 6 CPU3553 / 25131
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-10 (omecha)Cinebench 2026753 / 9861
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 and Ryzen 9 9950X3D

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released March 26, 2026 January 7, 2025
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 9950X3D2 9950X3D
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (1st and 2nd 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) 5.6 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 192MB (shared) 128MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 200 W 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 270 W 230 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 95ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (3rd and 5th 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 9950X3D2
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 9950X3D
0.6 TFLOPS
See: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600 - DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 256 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 9950X3D2 official page AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

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