AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 28,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 5, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 27 (32 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +0,9 % 378,0fps 374,6fps Multi-thread +51,8 % 75,8points 157,1points Single-thread +25,2 % 117,2points 156,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D +0,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.313 points 21.219 points +22,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.253 points 6.332 points +1,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.941 points 57.239 points +2,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 418,4 fps 428,1 fps +2,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 344,0 fps 323,0 fps +6,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.716 points 23.660 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 402,6 fps 413,6 fps +2,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 347,0 fps 333,5 fps +4,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 410,9 fps 385,1 fps +6,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 494,8 fps 437,8 fps +13,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +107,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 94.875 MIPS 230.436 MIPS +142,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 99,0 s 33,0 s +200,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.240 s 611,0 s +102,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.784 KB/s 53.488 KB/s +34,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.168 points 6.405 points +195,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.226 points 16.156 points +209,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.313 points 13.323 points +208,9 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.334 points 16.174 points +73,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.054 points 16.513 points +172,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.023 points 16.910 points +180,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.493 points 9.451 points +72,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 5.038 points +35,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.914 points 2.596 points +35,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.967 points 25.210 points +129,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.488 px/s 13.052 px/s +190,8 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 13.361 points 41.428 points +210,1 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 12.852 points 21.953 points +70,8 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +33,8 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 963,0 points 1.309 points +35,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.907 points 2.564 points +34,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 646,0 px/s 830,0 px/s +28,5 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.717 points 2.277 points +32,6 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 2.682 points 3.463 points +29,1 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 5
Codename	Raphael AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 9000
Release	September 5, 2024	August 15, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Cores / threads	6	16
Threads	12	32
Base clock	4.1 GHz	4.3 GHz
Max boost clock	4.7 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
TDP / base power	65 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
System power idle	112 W	153.9 W
System power load	179 W	329.9 W
CPU package idle	24.2 W	60 W
CPU package load	74 W	196 W
Temperature idle	40.5 °C	58 °C
Temperature load	65.5 °C	77 °C
Highest measured clock	4755 MHz	5437 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	n/a	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

Buy