AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16-core AM5
The Ryzen 9 9950X3D pairs 16 Zen 5 cores with a 5.7GHz boost and 128MB of 3D V-Cache, delivering a 72,363 PassMark multi-core score that leads desktop productivity. Its 170W TDP on the AM5 socket supports DDR5 with ECC and PCIe 5.0, while the integrated Radeon Graphics allows headless operation without a discrete GPU. This processor suits 3D rendering, code compilation, and AI inference workloads where cache-sensitive performance outweighs the 71.8 efficiency score.
Cores 16
Threads 32
Boost Clock 5700 MHz
L3 Cache 128 MB
TDP 170 W
Socket AM5
Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics
83 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 social proof (17th 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 | 72363 |
| PassMark Single | 4680 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR5 |
| Max Speed | 5600 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 192 |
| ECC | Yes |
Platform & Power
| Socket | AM5 |
| PCIe | 5 |
| PCIe Lanes | 28 |
| TDP | 170 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics |
vs Competition
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | SMC EPYC 9555P | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor | HP Xeon P67080-B21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16 | 24 | 32 | 64 | 24 | 16 |
| Threads | 32 | 24 | 64 | 128 | 48 | 32 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 5700 | 5700 | 3500 | 4400 | 4000 | 3900 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 128 | 36 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 37.5 |
| Tdp W | 170 | 125 | 200 | 360 | 200 | 195 |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA 1851 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket SP5 | AMD Socket SP3 | LGA 4677 |
| Integrated Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Graphics | No | - | - | No |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | 97 | 98.5 | 95.1 | 93.6 | 97.1 | 16.8 | 97.7 |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Compare | 96.2 | 99.8 | 95.9 | 97.1 | 96.6 | 90.7 | 99.8 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.2 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 1.5 | 89.3 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 76.9 | 96.8 | 90.7 | 99.5 | 1.5 | 88.7 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 76.9 | 84.1 | 83.8 | 94.4 | 38.3 | 80.2 |
| HP Xeon P67080-B21 Compare | 91.7 | 76.9 | 90.7 | 78.2 | 90.9 | 1.5 | 80.4 |
Usage Scores
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