AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7 7700X (68/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 59.0 Below Average | 76.0 Good WINNER |
| Performance | 80.0 Very Good | 95.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | 192MB (shared) |
| Multiplier | 45x | 43x |
| P-Cores | 8 | 16 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Cinebench
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 4481 | 10459 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 619 | 558 |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 72.1 images/sec | 90.2 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 120.3 Klines/sec | 240.9 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 1560 MB/sec | 2030 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 298 pages/sec | 460.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 437.3 Mpixels/sec | 570.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 114.7 images/sec | 160.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 26.7 Mpixels/sec | 56.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 300.6 pages/sec | 361 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 4 (Raphael) | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) | Radeon Graphics |
| Intel Equivalent | -Intel Core i7 13700K | — |
| Released | September 29, 2022 | March 26, 2026 |
| Successor | -AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | — |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Model number | — | 9950X3D2 |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5200 | - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | — | 89.6 GB/s |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X official page | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Technologies | - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP | — |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 142 W | 270 W |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 95°C |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| TDP (PL1) | 105 W | 200 W |
| Transistors | 6.57 billions | — |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 418.3 MBytes/sec | — |
| Data encryption | 24.6 GBytes/sec | — |
| Extended instructions | 31.9B Matrices/sec | — |
| Find prime numbers | 177M Primes/sec | — |
| Floating point math | 68.6 GOps/sec | — |
| Integer math | 111.7 GOps/sec | — |
| Physics | 1980 Frames/sec | — |
| Random string sorting | 49.9M Strings/sec | — |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 2.71 PPW | 3.74 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 10.5 PPW | 12.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 147.4 PPW | 135.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 338 PPW | 363.9 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2026-02-18(Marcus) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-03-18(Aviah) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
| 📘 2026-04-22(Emperor) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
| 📘 2026-05-01(EMPEROR) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
| 📘 2026-05-10(darkV0R4X) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
| 📘 2026-06-15(Bigscheff) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-07-11(ankan_001) | GeekBench | — |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 2 | 2 |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) | Radeon Graphics |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
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