AMD Ryzen 5 9600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 with 6 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 82.3GB/s)
Lower TDP (65W vs 170W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.8GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 32MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
3240
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+7%
3473
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
14815
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+52%
22539
General Parameters
Feb 2025
Release Date
Mar 2025
Amd
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
-
Processor Number
9950X3D
AM5
Socket
AM5
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
-
Transistor Count
16.6 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
170 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
16
12
Performance Core Threads
32
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
5.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38
Multiplier
43
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
192 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
82.3 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Shader Units
128
-
Texture Units
8
-
Raster Operation Units
4
2
Execution Units
2
-
Power Consumption
15
-
Graphics Performance
0.6 TFLOPS
