The upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D's Cinebench R23 performance has been leaked, and the results appear promising for AMD fans. The leak suggests that the 16-core Zen 5 X3D CPU will offer similar performance to the non-X3D Ryzen 9 9950X, while offering potentially significant gains in gaming.
AMD is expected to reveal the new chip at CES 2025, alongside other products like the Strix Halo APU and RDNA 4 GPUs. However, the 9950X3D may suffer from the same issues as its predecessor, offering 3D V-Cache on only one CCD.
Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cinebench Performance
According to HXL on X (formerly Twitter), the Ryzen 9 9950X3D's single-core and multi-core Cinebench R23 scores are on par with the Ryzen 9 9950X. This implies that there will be no performance regression in general tasks compared to the non-X3D chip. Furthermore, there are no reported clock speed reductions for the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, unlike previous generations where clock speeds were reduced to manage thermal output.
While the CCD with the 3D V-Cache may have a slight clock speed reduction to manage heat, the non-3D V-Cache CCD will match the Ryzen 9 9950X. In addition, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D is expected to be significantly faster in gaming and cache-sensitive applications, making it a potentially excellent gaming and productivity CPU, *if* AMD has solved the scheduling issues present in the previous generation.
Important Considerations
Remember that these performance leaks do not show the complete picture. It is best to wait for the official announcement and subsequent reviews before making a judgment.
