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Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D — Specs & Performance Compared

Side-by-side comparison of 2 CPU parts: Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Release years: 2024, 2025. MSRP range: $479 · $699. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability — click into any column header for the per-SKU benchmark page.

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Where to buy

Current in-stock pricing for each part on Amazon.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 7 9800X3DRyzen 9 9950X3D
cores 816
threads 1632
base clock ghz —4.3
boost clock ghz 5.25.7
tdp w 120170
l3 cache mb 96128
socket AM5AM5

Synthetic benchmarks

Higher is better. Per-row scores come from public benchmark databases (PassMark, TechPowerUp, Geekbench, Cinebench). Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 7 9800X3DRyzen 9 9950X3D
7-Zip compression (combined) —245 GIPs
Cinebench 2024 multi 1,347 pts2,393 pts
Cinebench 2024 single —138 pts
Cinebench R23 multi 22,986 points41,619 points
Cinebench R23 single 2,110 points2,256 points
Corona 10 —15,361,284 rays/s
Geekbench 6 multi 18,221 points20,465 points
Geekbench 6 single 3,305 points3,363 points
PassMark CPU Mark 39,967 points70,153 points
PassMark Single Thread 4,425 pts4,740 points
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy 480 rank700 rank
Y-cruncher 1B 20 seconds16 seconds

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