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.
Reasons to consider More number of cores
4 more cores
Higher turbo clock speed
Around 4% higher specified turbo frequency
Reasons to consider Higher clock speed
Around 2% better clock speed
Lower stated TDP / base power
Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
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.
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.
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
Shared tests with results for both models: 4
Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.
| Test and settings | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D | Result 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.
These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.
Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.
| Model | Test | Result | Reported 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 |
Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.
| Model | Result | Reported 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. |
| Model | Result | Reported 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. |
| Model | Result | Reported 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. |
| Model | Result | Reported 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. |
| Model | Result | Reported 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. |