Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs Ryzen 9 5950X
AMD · Released Mar 12, 2025
Ryzen 9 9900X3D
- SocketAM5
- MemoryDDR5
- AM5: Older AM5 boards may need a BIOS update for newer Ryzen chips.
- Threads
- 24
- Cores
- 12
- Max Boost
- 5.5GHz
- L3 Cache
- 128MB
- Base Clock
- 4.4GHz
- TDP
- 120W
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Ryzen 9 9900X3D has about a 1% higher spec score than Ryzen 9 5950X and launched at $200 less.
$599(better)
Launch MSRP
$799
72.9(better)
Spec score
71.9
24
Threads
32(better)
12
Cores
16(better)
5.5GHz(better)
Max Boost
4.9GHz
128MB(better)
L3 Cache
64MB
4.4GHz(better)
Base Clock
3.4GHz
120W
TDP
105W(better)
AM5
Socket
AM4
DDR5
Memory
DDR4
Mar 12, 2025
Released
Nov 5, 2020