The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is AMD’s future spearhead. However, as we saw yesterday, the processor isn’ t aimed at the video game market, no. It’s a CPU designed primarily for professional use. Moreover, nothing in its marketing predestines it to run on video games. In any case, this model is due to arrive on April 22, but on HWBot we’re already featuring the first “2D” tests.
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2: first glimpse of performance!
Tests conducted with an unsuitable heatsink?
The good news is that we can see this processor in action in a few synthetic tests. The bad news is that the processor’s capabilities are not optimally exploited. In fact, the CPU ‘s owner had to install an unsuitable heatsink in view of the 95°C or even 96°C recorded in the tests. Obviously, such temperatures are not ideal for maintaining high frequencies. With the CPU operating at its maximum temperature, thermal throttling sets in, frequencies drop and performance falls short of expectations.
The results:
The CPU performs well in tests such as Cinebench 2026, Cinebench R23 and 7-Zip. In the latter, the CPU scores 227,919 MIPS, all at a frequency of 5.13 GHz and a temperature of 96°C.
In Cinebench 2026, the CPU fails to exceed 5.2 GHz due to a high temperature: 96°C. As a result, the multi-threaded score is 9246 pts vs. 38,579 pts on Cinebench R23 multi-core… But then again, the temperature reading was 95°C, which is hot.
Finally, it’s only on Cinebench 2026 single thread that the processor behaves normally. The processor reached 5.5 GHz, while its temperature remained at 76°C. As for the score, it posted 746 pts under these conditions.
A CPU selling for $899 and a launch date of April 22!
With this CPU, AMD promises a processor with 16 cores and 32 threads. It should run at a base frequency of 4.3 GHz, turbocharged to 5.6 GHz. But more importantly, it features two 64 MB 3D V-Caches, bringing its total capacity to 192 MB, to which we must add 16 MB of L2.
The price is a hefty $899 ex VAT, officially the most expensive consumer CPU in the brand’s history. Launch scheduled for April 22.
