Ryzen 9 9950X3D: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Ryzen 9 9950X3D sales on 2025. Based on a Granite Ridge architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 16 cores and 32 threads, and is based on 4 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 5600 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM5 processor with a TDP of 170 Watt. It supports DDR5 memory.
Primary details
Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Granite Ridge (2024−2025) | |
| Release date | 2025 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | |
| Threads | 32 | |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 5.6 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | of 3 nm (EPYC 9845) |
| Die size | 2x 70.6 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 16,630 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 9950X3D compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | AM5 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9950X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Precision Boost 2 | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9950X3D's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Ryzen 9 9950X3D.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | of 128 (EPYC 9655P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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