AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
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 9800X3D
2073
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
2243
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
23334
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
42103
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
132
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
137
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
1322
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
2289
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
4434
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
4743
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
40068
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
66288
Integer Math116.8 GOps/s242.9 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math79.5 GOps/s159.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search426 M primes/s345 M primes/s
Random String Sort48.7 M strings/s95 M strings/s
Data Encryption22.2 GB/s44.6 GB/s
Data Compression468.5 MB/s901 MB/s
Physics4093 frames/s3293 frames/s
Extended Instructions388 M matrices/s719 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
3315
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
3418
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
18350
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
21758
File Compression1730 MB/s1710 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.3 KLines/s226 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser356.9 pages/s391.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering509 MP/sec586.8 MP/sec
Text Processing337 pages/s351.6 pages/s
Background Blur90.4 frames/s84.3 frames/s
Photo Processing135.2 frames/s144.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing29.1 MP/sec55.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
321.39
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
598.37

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 152.9 PPW 128 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 333.9 PPW 389.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 11 PPW 13.5 PPW
Blender / W 2.68 PPW 3.52 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced October, 31, 2024 June, 3, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number n/a 9950X
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Frequency 4.7 GHz 4.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 5.7 GHz
General
Cores count816
Threads count1632
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier47x43x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache96 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 120 W 170 W
Max TDP (Boost) 162 W 230 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 DDR5-5600
Max Size 192 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 9950X the clear winner in this comparison.

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