AMD · Zen 5
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D: specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 16 cores / 32 threads
- up to 5.7 GHz
- AM5
- Render rank
- 2 of 89
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 93% of the leader
- Launch price
- $699
- MSRP, US
- Release
- March 12, 2025
- TDP
- 170 W
- thermal design power
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
CPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom
666 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 2 of 89 tested93% of the leader
666
0200400600800
Nearest models in this benchmark
- 1Apple M3 Ultra716
- 2Ryzen 9 9950X3D666
- 3Ryzen 9 9950X628
- 4Core Ultra 9 285K561
- 5Ryzen 9 7950X551
Median of 1236 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (10)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.3.0 | 656 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 691 samples/min | 1 of 49 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 716 samples/min | 1 of 39 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 719 samples/min | 1 of 22 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 619 samples/min | 1 of 6 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 623 samples/min | 1 of 72 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 601 samples/min | 2 of 80 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 658 samples/min | 1 of 84 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 473 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 677 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Cores and clocks
- Cores
- 16
- Threads
- 32
- Base clock
- 4.3 GHz
- Max clock (Boost/Turbo)
- 5.7 GHz
- Unlocked multiplier
- yes
Cache
- L1 cache
- 1,280 KB
- L2 cache
- 16 MB
- L3 cache
- 128 MB
Platform
- Socket
- AM5
- Process node
- TSMC 4 nm FinFET
Memory and interfaces
- Memory type
- DDR5
- Memory channels
- 2
- Official memory speed
- 5,600 MT/s
- Max memory capacity
- 256 GB
- PCI Express
- PCIe 5.0, 24 lanes
- Integrated graphics
- AMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU)
Power
- TDP (AMD method)
- 170 W
Checked against the manufacturer’s official page on 2026-11-08. Fields missing from the page are left empty (unknown).
Specifications: AMD, checked November 8, 2026. Launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other AM5 CPUs
Same socket, so you can compare without changing the platform. Check support on a specific board in the board maker’s list.