Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition vs Ryzen 7 5800X — Specs & Performance Compared
Side-by-side comparison of 2 CPU parts: Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition vs Ryzen 7 5800X. All released in 2020. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability — click into any column header for the per-SKU benchmark page.
Ryzen 7 5800X
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
Current in-stock pricing for each part on Amazon.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| cores | — | 8 |
| threads | — | 16 |
| boost clock ghz | — | 4.7 |
| tdp w | — | 105 |
| l3 cache mb | — | 32 |
| socket | — | AM4 |
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.
| Benchmark | Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 multi | 42,555 points | 15,228 points |
| Cinebench R23 single | 2,248 points | 1,596 points |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 24,340 points | 10,282 points |
| Geekbench 6 single | 3,553 points | 2,174 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark | 72,471 points | 27,679 points |
| PassMark Single-Thread | — | 3,448 points |
| Y-cruncher 1B | 13 seconds | 32 |
| Y-cruncher Pi-1B | — | 32 seconds |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization, prompt length, and source citations.
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition
No AI benchmarks on file. See the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition benchmark page →
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