AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X (63/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Efficiency 52.0 Below Average 76.0 Good WINNER
Performance 64.0 Average 95.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 64MB (shared) 192MB (shared)
Multiplier 34x 43x
P-Cores 16 16
P-Threads 32 32
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 32 32
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 5.6 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5693 10459
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 464 558

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Background blur 28.4 images/sec 90.2 images/sec
Clang compilation 147.1 Klines/sec 240.9 Klines/sec
File compression 1120 MB/sec 2030 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 224.5 pages/sec 460.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 372.1 Mpixels/sec 570.9 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 85 images/sec 160.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 38.4 Mpixels/sec 56.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 222.5 pages/sec 361 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Integrated GPU No Radeon Graphics
Intel Equivalent -Intel Core i9 11900K
Released October 8, 2020 March 26, 2026
Successor -AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Type Desktop Desktop
Vendor Amd Amd
Model number 9950X3D2

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
ECC Support Yes Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR5-5600

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page
PCI Express Lanes 20 28
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
Technologies - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Fabrication Process 7 nm 4 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 142 W 270 W
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C
Socket AM4 AM5
TDP (PL1) 105 W 200 W
Transistors 4.15 billions

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Data compression 622.5 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 39.4 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 40.4B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 223M Primes/sec
Floating point math 100.5 GOps/sec
Integer math 183.9 GOps/sec
Physics 1854 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 64.9M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Blender / Watt 3.94 PPW 3.74 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13.9 PPW 12.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 121.2 PPW 135.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 431 PPW 363.9 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Date Benchmark
📘 2025-02-04(GetOffMy3Inches) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-02-17(ChaoticWheat) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-08-19(THX1138) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-10-07(C0d3M0nk3y) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-12-04(PhillyBass) GeekBench
📘 2026-06-30(DDD) Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-07-12(stream pc) Cinebench 2026

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Execution Units 2
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz
Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics
ROPs 4
Shading Units 128
TGP 15 W
TMUs 8

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