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 | MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF | Dell Inspiron 7700 | Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X | HP Xeon Silver P36921-B21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16 | 24 | - | 10 | - | 12 |
| Threads | 32 | 24 | - | 12 | - | 24 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 5700 | 5700 | - | 4700 | - | 3300 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 128 | 36 | - | 12 | - | 18 |
| Tdp W | 170 | 125 | - | 15 | - | 120 |
| Socket | AMD Socket AM5 | LGA 1851 | - | Intel BGA 1744 | - | LGA4189 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics | Intel Graphics | - | Iris Xe 96EU | - | - |
| 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 |
| MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF Compare | 85.8 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 0 | 66.5 | 97.1 | 0 | 6.3 | 98.4 |
| Dell Inspiron 7700 Compare | 60.5 | 69.8 | 71.5 | 0 | 99.5 | 64.3 | 25.1 | 3.5 | 82.2 |
| Empowered PC Ryzen 7 5700X Compare | 63.7 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 0 | 39.6 | 81.9 | 0 | 39.9 | 85.7 |
| HP Xeon Silver P36921-B21 Compare | 37 | 20.6 | 62.7 | 0 | 42.7 | 52.5 | 0 | 9.5 | 7.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall99.4
- AI/LLM95.1
- Budget86.9
- Gaming100
- Server83.8
- Efficiency84.1
- Productivity99.7
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
