Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition?
At 1080p (High), the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition averages 532 fps in Counter-Strike 2, per Back2Gaming. In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 72,471 points, per PassMark Software.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition is a processor from the Zen 5 family from AMD. Data on this page draws on 9 synthetic benchmark results, 6 measured game frame-rate results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1080p | High | 532 fps | — | Back2Gaming 2026-04-22 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | High | 224 fps | — | Club386 2026-04-21 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | High | 214 fps | — | Back2Gaming 2026-04-22 | |
| Starfield | 1080p | Low | 193 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2026-04-30 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 1080p | High | 183 fps | — | Back2Gaming 2026-04-22 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 1080p | Medium | 178 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2026-04-30 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark CPU Mark | 72,471 points | PassMark Software 2026-06-14 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 42,555 points | StorageReview 2026-04-21 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 38,579 points | Notebookcheck 2026-04-15 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 24,340 points | WCCFTech 2026-04-22 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 23,745 points | Club386 2026-04-21 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 3,553 points | WCCFTech 2026-04-22 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 3,502 points | Club386 2026-04-21 | |
| Cinebench R23 single | 2,248 points | StorageReview 2026-04-21 | |
| Y-cruncher 1B | 12.61 seconds | StorageReview 2026-04-21 |
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