AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (97/100)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (71/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2:
- + Higher Efficiency score (76 vs 70)
- + Higher Performance score (95 vs 90)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 70.0 Good | 76.0 Good WINNER |
| Performance | 90.0 Excellent | 95.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.9 GHz | — |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | — |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | — |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | — |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 39x | 43x |
| P-Cores | 6 | 16 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 32 |
| Total Cores | 6 | — |
| Total Threads | 12 | — |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | — |
| Base Frequency (P) | — | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | — | 100 MHz |
| L1 Cache | — | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | — | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | — | 192MB (shared) |
| Total Cores | — | 16 |
| Total Threads | — | 32 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | — | 5.6 GHz |
| Unlocked Multiplier | — | Yes |
Cinebench
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 3701 | — |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 720 | — |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | — | 10459 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | — | 558 |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 77.1 images/sec | — |
| Clang compilation | 102.2 Klines/sec | — |
| File compression | 1550 MB/sec | — |
| HTML 5 Browser | 299.1 pages/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 375.3 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Photo processing | 123.4 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 21.6 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Text processing | 353.7 pages/sec | — |
| Background blur | — | 90.2 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | — | 240.9 Klines/sec |
| File compression | — | 2030 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 460.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 570.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | — | 160.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 56.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | — | 361 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | — |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | — |
| Intel Equivalent | -Intel Core i5 14600K | — |
| Released | June 3, 2024 | March 26, 2026 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Instruction Set | — | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | — | Radeon Graphics |
| Model number | — | 9950X3D2 |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | — |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | — |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | — |
| Memory Channels | 2 | — |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 | — |
| ECC Support | — | Yes |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | — | 89.6 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | — | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | — | 2 |
| Memory Types | — | - DDR5-5600 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X official page | — |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | — |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | — |
| Technologies | - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP | — |
| Official Site | — | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page |
| PCI Express Lanes | — | 28 |
| PCI Express Version | — | 5.0 |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | — |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 142 W | — |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | — |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | — |
| Transistors | 8.3 billions | — |
| Fabrication Process | — | 4 nm |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | — | 270 W |
| Peak Temperature | — | 95°C |
| TDP (PL1) | — | 200 W |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 343.1 MBytes/sec | — |
| Data encryption | 16.7 GBytes/sec | — |
| Extended instructions | 28.2B Matrices/sec | — |
| Find prime numbers | 233M Primes/sec | — |
| Floating point math | 60.2 GOps/sec | — |
| Integer math | 89.9 GOps/sec | — |
| Physics | 1978 Frames/sec | — |
| Random string sorting | 36.1M Strings/sec | — |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 3.36 PPW | — |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 15.9 PPW | — |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 231.2 PPW | — |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 462.8 PPW | — |
| Blender / Watt | — | 3.74 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | — | 12.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | — | 135.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | — | 363.9 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2025-09-24(Simen) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2025-10-09(Whyrde) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2025-12-27(Pablo) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-02-01(Gandži) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-02-03(awolution) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-04-16(StarSophia) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-07-08(JUANCHO) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
| 📘 2026-08-06(Byrno5263) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 2 | — |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | — |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 610M | — |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| Shading Units | 128 | — |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| Execution Units | — | 2 |
| GPU Base Clock | — | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | — | 2200 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | — | Radeon Graphics |
| Shading Units | — | 128 |
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