Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD · Released Jan 29, 2026
Ryzen 7 9850X3D
- SocketAM5
- MemoryDDR5
- AM5: Older AM5 boards may need a BIOS update for newer Ryzen chips.
- Threads
- 16
- Cores
- 8
- Max Boost
- 5.6GHz
- L3 Cache
- 96MB
- Base Clock
- 4.7GHz
- TDP
- 120W
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Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Ryzen 9 3900X have about the same spec score; they launched at the same price.
$499
Launch MSRP
$499
61
Spec score
61
16
Threads
24(better)
8
Cores
12(better)
5.6GHz(better)
Max Boost
4.6GHz
96MB(better)
L3 Cache
64MB
4.7GHz(better)
Base Clock
3.8GHz
120W
TDP
105W(better)
AM5
Socket
AM4
DDR5
Memory
DDR4
Jan 29, 2026
Released
Jul 7, 2019