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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D. Specifications, performance, tests

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2025-03-12
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D or AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D has a base frequency of 4.3 GHz. 16 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 170 W. Released in 2025-03-12.

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D has a base frequency of 4.4 GHz. 12 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 120 W. Released in 2025-03-12.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    16 left arrow 12
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 4% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.7 GHz left arrow 5.5 GHz
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 2% better clock speed

    4.4 GHz left arrow 4.3 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    120 W left arrow 170 W

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    Ryzen 9000 Series left arrow Ryzen 9000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    4.3 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 24
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.7 GHz left arrow 5.5 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.7 GHz left arrow 5.5 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU Frequency
    2200 MHz left arrow 2200 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • Graphics Cores
    2 left arrow 2
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5 left arrow DDR5
  • PCIe
    PCIe 5.0 left arrow PCIe 5.0
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    170 W left arrow 120 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    170 W left arrow 120 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Zen 5 left arrow Zen 5
  • Codename
    Granite Ridge AM5 left arrow Granite Ridge AM5
  • I/O die process
    TSMC 6nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 6nm FinFET
  • L2-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • L3-Cache
    128 MB left arrow 128 MB
  • Release date
    2025-03-12 left arrow 2025-03-12
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow AM5
  • Technology
    TSMC 4nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 4nm FinFET

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 4

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsAMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3DResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 668.518253 samples/min Submissions: 133 512.744952 samples/min Submissions: 7 -23.3 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 701.355621 samples/min Submissions: 162 539.359705 samples/min Submissions: 12 -23.1 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 637.521563 samples/min Submissions: 825 466.652685 samples/min Submissions: 29 -26.8 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 617.736597 samples/min Submissions: 537 471.815733 samples/min Submissions: 15 -23.6 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

More results: 4

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cinebench 2024 / multi-core 2365 points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cinebench 2024 / single-core 138.4 points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cinebench R15 / multi-core 6536 points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cinebench R15 / single-core 350 points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cinebench R20 / multi-core 16347 points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cinebench R20 / single-core 886 points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cinebench R23 / multi-core 42018 points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cinebench R23 / single-core 2259 points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cinebench 2026 / multi-core 10012 points Graphics card: Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 OC Edition
System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL30-38-38-96
OS: Windows 11 24H2
Motherboard: Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master
BIOS: F34b
Driver: GeForce Game Ready Driver 572.70 WHQL
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cinebench 2026 / single-core 567 points Graphics card: Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 OC Edition
System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL30-38-38-96
OS: Windows 11 24H2
Motherboard: Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master
BIOS: F34b
Driver: GeForce Game Ready Driver 572.70 WHQL
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 32 threads 28327.01 H/s System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASRock / B650M-HDV/M.2
Duration: 35.302 s

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

Cinebench 2026 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 8702 points System: 9950X3D, RTX 5090 FE, 64 GB
CPU / power label: 9950X3D, RTX 5090 FE, 64 GB
Source minimum runtime: 0 minutes.
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench 2026 / single core with SMT

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 666 points System: 9950X3D, RTX 5090 FE, 64 GB
CPU / power label: 9950X3D, RTX 5090 FE, 64 GB
Source minimum runtime: 0 minutes.
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench 2026 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 552 points System: 9950X3D, RTX 5090 FE, 64 GB
CPU / power label: 9950X3D, RTX 5090 FE, 64 GB
Source minimum runtime: 0 minutes.
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 18388.437351 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows
System RAM: 96 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / MEG X870E GODLIKE (MS-7E48)
Duration: 54.382 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 10M / 24 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 17106.561906 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 10M / 24 threads / linux
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI (MS-7E16)
Duration: 584.571 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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