AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 10,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 21, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 11 (32 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +14,9 % 374,6fps 440,1fps Multi-thread +44,1 % 157,1points 109,0points Single-thread +8,8 % 156,8points 144,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 7 9800X3D +17,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.219 points 22.091 points +4,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.332 points 12.410 points +96,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 57.239 points 64.725 points +13,1 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 428,1 fps 484,1 fps +13,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 323,0 fps 409,0 fps +26,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.660 points 23.678 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 413,6 fps 447,7 fps +8,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 333,5 fps 419,7 fps +25,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 385,1 fps 463,6 fps +20,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 437,8 fps 488,7 fps +11,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +44,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 230.436 MIPS 135.936 MIPS +69,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 33,0 s 62,0 s +87,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 611,0 s 798,0 s +30,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 53.488 KB/s 56.061 KB/s +4,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.405 points 3.581 points +78,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.156 points 9.057 points +78,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 13.323 points 7.536 points +76,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 16.174 points 15.859 points +2,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.513 points 10.231 points +61,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 16.910 points 10.224 points +65,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.451 points 6.099 points +55,0 %

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

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.596 points 2.284 points +13,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 25.210 points 15.995 points +57,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 13.052 px/s 7.533 px/s +73,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 41.428 points 23.255 points +78,1 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 21.953 points 18.159 points +20,9 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +8,8 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.309 points 1.189 points +10,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.564 points 2.379 points +7,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 830,0 px/s 752,0 px/s +10,4 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.277 points 1.951 points +16,7 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.463 points 3.232 points +7,1 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 5
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 9000
Release	August 15, 2024	November 7, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cores / threads	16	8
Threads	32	16
Base clock	4.3 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
TDP / base power	170 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
System power idle	153.9 W	123.2 W
System power load	329.9 W	227 W
CPU package idle	60 W	25.5 W
CPU package load	196 W	110 W
Temperature idle	58 °C	42.5 °C
Temperature load	77 °C	62.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5437 MHz	4918 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a

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