AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. 9800X3D, 285K, 9950X, & More

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AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU launches on March 12, 2025 with an MSRP of $700, accompanied by the 9900X3D at $600 MSRP. We're reviewing and benchmarking the AMD 9950X3D CPU vs. alternatives, like the 9800X3D, Intel 285K (lol), 14900K, and base 9950X. Testing includes benchmarks in gaming and production, such as file compression, decompression, Blender CPU rendering, Adobe Premiere, and more. We also look briefly at power consumption and efficiency of the 9950X3D Zen 5 CPU for AM5 boards. Our team has prepared a number of videos to go up over the next few weeks, but we're taking a production break now that we're through all the major component reviews for the past few weeks, so we'll likely skip the 9900X3D review (but may add it to charts at some point).

Watch our 9800X3D review for more of the basics of these CPUs:    • RIP Intel: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU Re...  
And our original 9800X3D coverage for more of the architecture and specs information:    • AMD Responds to Intel: Ryzen 7 9800X3...  
Living test bench doc: https://gamersnexus.net/features/livi...

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU Review
03:25 - AMD R9 9950X3D CPU Specs vs 9950X
05:49 - Testing Basics and Expectations
07:57 - Frequency Validation: Blender All-Core
09:00 - Frequency Validation: Cinebench 1T
09:29 - Baldur's Gate 3 CPU Benchmarks
11:00 - Stellaris Simulation Time Benchmark
12:07 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Best CPUs
13:35 - FFXIV Dawntrail 9950X3D vs 9800X3D
15:08 - FFXIV 1440p Benchmarks
15:48 - Starfield CPU Comparison 2025
16:55 - Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty CPU Benchmarks
17:36 - F1 24 1080p
18:14 - F1 24 1440p
18:34 - Blender CPU Rendering Benchmarks
20:00 - Chromium Code Compile Test
20:47 - File Compression Benchmarks
21:41 - File Decompression 2025 CPU Benchmarks
22:13 - Adobe Premiere CPU Comparison
23:00 - Power and Efficiency: Starfield
24:01 - Power and Efficiency: 7-Zip Compression
24:52 - Power and Efficiency: 7-Zip Decompression
25:10 - Conclusion

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