AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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 Threadripper 3990X
1254
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
42377
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
74422
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
142
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
2449
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
4733
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
2571
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
70496
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
80233
Integer Math243.8 GOps/s494 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math160 GOps/s282.9 GOps/s
Prime Number Search615 M primes/s442 M primes/s
Random String Sort96.3 M strings/s187.5 M strings/s
Data Encryption44.7 GB/s130.5 GB/s
Data Compression911.2 MB/s1932.3 MB/s
Physics5732 frames/s2970 frames/s
Extended Instructions732 M matrices/s1164 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
3475
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1664
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
22548
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
14533
File Compression1800 MB/s1120 MB/s
Clang Compilation241.4 KLines/s228.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser392.8 pages/s328.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering624.1 MP/sec367.9 MP/sec
Text Processing357.5 pages/s136.7 pages/s
Background Blur81.9 frames/s30 frames/s
Photo Processing143.5 frames/s102.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing55.9 MP/sec71.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
612.34
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1083.19

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 132.6 PPW 51.9 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 414.7 PPW 286.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.4 PPW n/a
Blender / W 3.6 PPW 3.87 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 10, 2020
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) n/a
Model number 9950X3D n/a
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 16 64
Threads 32 128
Frequency 4.3 GHz 2.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.7 GHz 4.3 GHz
General
Cores count1664
Threads count32128
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier43x29x
L1 cache80 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache128 MB total128 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 16.6 billion 19.2 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 170 W 280 W
Max TDP (Boost) 230 W n/a
Socket AM5 sTRX4
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 82.3 GB 95.37 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 64

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D the clear winner in this comparison.

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