AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X (92/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Efficiency 68.0 Average 76.0 Good WINNER
Performance 92.0 Excellent 95.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Base Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 64MB (shared) 192MB (shared)
Multiplier 43x 43x
P-Cores 16 16
P-Threads 32 32
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 32 32
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.7 GHz 5.6 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7630 10459
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 724 558

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Background blur 84.3 images/sec 90.2 images/sec
Clang compilation 226 Klines/sec 240.9 Klines/sec
File compression 1710 MB/sec 2030 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 391.9 pages/sec 460.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 586.8 Mpixels/sec 570.9 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 144.4 images/sec 160.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 55.7 Mpixels/sec 56.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 351.6 pages/sec 361 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
Intel Equivalent -Intel Core i9 14900K
Model number 9950X 9950X3D2
Released June 3, 2024 March 26, 2026
Type Desktop Desktop
Vendor Amd Amd

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
ECC Support Yes Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Memory Types - DDR5-5600 - DDR5-5600

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 230 W 270 W
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C
Socket AM5 AM5
TDP (PL1) 170 W 200 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Data compression 891.3 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 44.2 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 71.2B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 343M Primes/sec
Floating point math 158.5 GOps/sec
Integer math 241.5 GOps/sec
Physics 3254 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 93.7M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Blender / Watt 3.52 PPW 3.74 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13.6 PPW 12.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 128 PPW 135.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 386.6 PPW 363.9 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Date Benchmark
📘 2025-12-04(Paragon) GeekBench
📘 2025-12-27(AGUS) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-01-01(Capt Jack Swallows) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-02-07(jimmygeneris) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-04-20->Tuki GeekBench
📘 2026-06-25(Malanore) Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-07-05(greenmonalisa) Cinebench 2024

iGPU

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

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