AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Family
  Ryzen Ryzen
• Form Factor
  Desktops / Boxed Processor Desktops / Boxed Processor
• Segment
  Desktop Desktop
• Series
  Ryzen 9000 Series Ryzen 9000 Series

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 4.4 GHz
• CPU Cores
  16 12
• CPU Threads
  32 24
• Max. Boost Clock
  5.6 GHz 5.6 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  5.6 GHz 5.6 GHz

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 2200 MHz
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics
• Graphics Cores
  2 2

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR5 DDR5
• PCIe
  PCIe 5.0 PCIe 5.0

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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
  200 W 120 W
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  95 °C 95 °C
• TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
  200 W 120 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Zen 5 Zen 5
• Codename
  Granite Ridge AM5 Granite Ridge AM5
• I/O die process
  TSMC 6nm FinFET TSMC 6nm FinFET
• L2-Cache
  16 MB 12 MB
• L3-Cache
  192 MB 64 MB
• Release date
  2026-04-22 2024-08-15
• Socket
  AM5 AM5
• Technology
  TSMC 4nm FinFET TSMC 4nm FinFET