CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

CORE STATE Dragon Range

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 5.3 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 55W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 4

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

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AMD

AMD

Ryzen 9 9950X3D

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.3 Base / 5.7 GHz Turbo

CACHE 128 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 170W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

4,584

6,018

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

647

849

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

19,104

25,079

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,696

3,540

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

45,488

59,712

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

6,421

8,430

passmark_data_compression

738,673

908,421

passmark_data_encryption

44,430

44,536

passmark_extended_instructions

54,674

73,011

passmark_find_prime_numbers

272

613

passmark_floating_point_math

125,981

159,724

passmark_integer_math

205,945

243,209

passmark_multithread

54,675

70,255

passmark_physics

2,115

5,670

passmark_random_string_sorting

85,869

95,423

passmark_single_thread

4,033

4,737

passmark_singlethread

4,033

4,737

3dmark_16_threads

N/A

16,374

3dmark_2_threads

N/A

2,549

3dmark_4_threads

N/A

4,963

3dmark_8_threads

N/A

9,259

3dmark_max_threads

N/A

17,184

3dmark_single_thread

N/A

1,292

geekbench_multicore

N/A

22,515

geekbench_singlecore

N/A

3,401

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 8940HX

9 9950X3D

Core Specs

Cores

16

16 0.0%

Threads

32

32 0.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.4

4.3 +79.2%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.3

5.7 +7.5%

Frequency (GHz)

2.4

4.3 +79.2%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.3

5.7 +7.5%

Multiplier

24

43 +79.2%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

1 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

64 MB (shared)

128 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

55

170 +209.1%

PPT

—

230 W

Configurable TDP

45-75 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Zen 4

Zen 5

Codename

Dragon Range

Granite Ridge

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Process Size

5 nm

4 nm

Transistors

13,140 million

16,630 million

Die Size

2x 71 mm²

2x 70.6 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

89.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket FL1

AMD Socket AM5

Chipsets

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X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

PCIe

Gen 5, 28 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

6 nm

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon 610M

Radeon Graphics

Other

Market

Mobile

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

—

$699

Part Number

100-000001849

100-000000719

Package

µFC-BGAFL1

FC-LGA1718

Tj Max

100°C

95°C

Bundled Cooler

—

None

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