AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. Specifications

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Family
  AMD Ryzen 9000 AMD Ryzen 9000
• Segment
  Desktop Desktop

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  5.60 GHz 5.60 GHz
• Frequency
  4.70 GHz 4.40 GHz
• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 16 12 / 24

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1 / PBP)
  120 W 120 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D and AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Verified on
  2026-09-30 2026-09-30
• Official source
  https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/9000-series/amd-ryzen-7-9850x3d.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/9000-series/amd-ryzen-9-9900x.html
• Release date
  2026-01-29 2024-08-15
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• L3-Cache
  96 MB 64 MB
• L2-Cache
  8 MB 12 MB
• Socket
  AM5 AM5
• I/O die process
  TSMC 6nm FinFET TSMC 6nm FinFET
• Technology
  TSMC 4nm FinFET TSMC 4nm FinFET
• Architecture
  Zen 5 Zen 5