AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. 9800X3D, 285K, 9950X, & More (Gamers Nexus) [Video]

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March 11, 2025

Video length: 29m 06s

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).

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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