AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
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 9 9950X3D
2242
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
42377
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
142
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
140
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
2449
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
2600
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
4733
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
70496
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
n/a
Integer Math243.8 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math160 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search615 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort96.3 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption44.7 GB/sn/a
Data Compression911.2 MB/sn/a
Physics5732 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions732 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
3475
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
22548
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
n/a
File Compression1800 MB/s2030 MB/s
Clang Compilation241.4 KLines/s240.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser392.8 pages/s460.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering624.1 MP/sec570.9 MP/sec
Text Processing357.5 pages/s361 pages/s
Background Blur81.9 frames/s90.2 frames/s
Photo Processing143.5 frames/s160.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing55.9 MP/sec56.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
612.34
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 132.6 PPW 121.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 414.7 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.4 PPW 13 PPW
Blender / W 3.6 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced January, 7, 2025 March, 26, 2026
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 9950X3D 9950X3D2
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 16 16
Threads 32 32
Frequency 4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.7 GHz 5.6 GHz
General
Cores count1616
Threads count3232
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier43x43x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache128 MB total192 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 16.6 billion n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 170 W 200 W
Max TDP (Boost) 230 W 270 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 DDR5-5600
Max Size 192 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 82.3 GB 89.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28

Results

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