AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16-core AMD Socket AM5
Cores 16
Threads 32
Boost Clock 5700 MHz
L3 Cache 128 MB
TDP 170 W
Socket AMD Socket AM5
Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics
99 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong single thread (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong multi thread (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ai (97th percentile) 97th
Cons
- Below average affordability (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | AMD |
| Series | Ryzen 9 |
| Model | 9950X3D |
| Codename | Granite Ridge |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 4 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 16 |
| P-cores | 16 |
| Threads | 32 |
| Base Clock | 4300 |
| Boost Clock | 5700 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 128 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 70111 |
| PassMark Single | 4737 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR5 |
| Max Speed | 5600 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 192 |
| ECC | Yes |
Platform & Power
| Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
| PCIe | 5 |
| PCIe Lanes | 24 |
| TDP | 170 |
| Max Turbo Power | 230 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
vs Competition
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | HP Xeon 6526Y | MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF | Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X | MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16 | 24 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Threads | 32 | 24 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 5700 | 5700 | 3900 | - | - | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 128 | 36 | 37 | - | - | - |
| Tdp W | 170 | 125 | 195 | - | - | - |
| Socket | AMD Socket AM5 | LGA 1851 | LGA 4677 | - | - | AM5 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics | Intel Graphics | No | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | 97 | 98.6 | 95.3 | 49.4 | 93.8 | 97.1 | 90.3 | 14.8 | 98.4 |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Compare | 96.2 | 99.9 | 96 | 78.1 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 90.3 | 18.2 | 99.9 |
| HP Xeon 6526Y Compare | 92.1 | 77.2 | 90.8 | 0 | 79.3 | 89.9 | 0 | 2.7 | 80.5 |
| MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF Compare | 85.8 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 0 | 66.5 | 97.1 | 0 | 6.3 | 98.4 |
| Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X Compare | 63.7 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 0 | 39.6 | 81.9 | 0 | 39.9 | 85.7 |
| MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi Compare | 3.2 | 20.6 | 91.1 | 0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 90.3 | 31.4 | 2.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall99.4
- AI/LLM95.1
- Budget86.9
- Gaming100
- Server83.8
- Efficiency84.1
- Productivity99.7
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