AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D, vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
1356
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
1614
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
13535
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
26017
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
84
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
94
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
806
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
1464
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
2969
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
3469
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
26305
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
45479
Integer Math81.3 GOps/s186.1 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math46.5 GOps/s100.2 GOps/s
Prime Number Search224 M primes/s229 M primes/s
Random String Sort31.4 M strings/s65.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption18.8 GB/s39.7 GB/s
Data Compression307.2 MB/s625.2 MB/s
Physics2686 frames/s1884 frames/s
Extended Instructions212 M matrices/s405 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
1942
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
2276
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
10100
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
12728
File Compression1080 MB/s1120 MB/s
Clang Compilation77.8 KLines/s147.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser182.4 pages/s224.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering286.8 MP/sec372.1 MP/sec
Text Processing193.2 pages/s222.5 pages/s
Background Blur48.6 frames/s28.4 frames/s
Photo Processing66.3 frames/s85 frames/s
Ray Tracing19.2 MP/sec38.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
187.33
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
413.83

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 96.2 PPW 121.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 250.5 PPW 433.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 7.7 PPW 13.9 PPW
Blender / W 1.78 PPW 3.94 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced January, 8, 2024 October, 8, 2020
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Frequency 3.0 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.1 GHz 4.9 GHz
General
Cores count816
Threads count1632
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier30x34x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache96 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 4.15 billion
Process tech. 7 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 105 W 105 W
Max TDP (Boost) 142 W 142 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Critical temp. 90 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 5950X the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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1 (12.5%)
7 (87.5%)
Total Votes: 8

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