Workstation Graphics Ryzen 9 9950X vs. 7950X/7950X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.


Ryzen 9 9950X: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core @ 8.18GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI (2308 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000MT/s G Skill F5-6000J3038F16G, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB, Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation 48GB, Audio: NVIDIA AD102 HD Audio, Monitor: DELL U2723QE, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6E

	OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-41-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.11, Display Driver: NVIDIA 560.35.03, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Ryzen 9 7950X: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 5.88GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI (2308 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000MT/s G Skill F5-6000J3038F16G, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB, Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation 48GB, Audio: NVIDIA AD102 HD Audio, Monitor: DELL U2723QE, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6E

	OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-41-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.11, Display Driver: NVIDIA 560.35.03, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Ryzen 9 7950X3D: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16-Core @ 5.76GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI (2308 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000MT/s G Skill F5-6000J3038F16G, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB, Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation 48GB, Audio: NVIDIA AD102 HD Audio, Monitor: DELL U2723QE, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6E

	OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-41-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.11, Display Driver: NVIDIA 560.35.03, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Viewset: SNX-04
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 1207.91 |====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 1212.93 |====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 1211.17 |====================================================


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Viewset: SNX-04
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 1027.60 |====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 1026.35 |====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 1024.96 |====================================================


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Viewset: CREO-03
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 285.86 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 259.27 |================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 249.76 |==============================================


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Viewset: MAYA-06
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 963.84 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 934.92 |===================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 926.42 |===================================================


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Viewset: CREO-03
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 256.84 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 232.91 |================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 228.06 |===============================================


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Viewset: MAYA-06
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 811.09 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 783.47 |===================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 792.72 |====================================================


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Viewset: ENERGY-03
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 237.93 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 236.46 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 237.25 |=====================================================


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Viewset: ENERGY-03
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 155.85 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 154.88 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 155.66 |=====================================================


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Viewset: MEDICAL-O3
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 285.82 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 284.92 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 283.98 |=====================================================


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Viewset: MEDICAL-O3
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 212.12 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 211.78 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 211.38 |=====================================================


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Viewset: SOLIDWORKS-07
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 662.70 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 661.87 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 662.46 |=====================================================


SPECViewPerf 2020 3.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Viewset: SOLIDWORKS-07
Composite Score > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 579.37 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 579.43 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 579.03 |=====================================================


ParaView 5.13
Test: Wavelet Volume - Frames: 3000 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 1012.47 |====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 883.95  |=============================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 859.46  |============================================


ParaView 5.13
Test: Wavelet Volume - Frames: 3000 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
MiVoxels / Sec > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 16199.59 |===================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 14143.22 |=============================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 13751.31 |===========================================


ParaView 5.13
Test: Wavelet Volume - Frames: 3000 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 855.33 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 782.67 |================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 733.22 |=============================================


ParaView 5.13
Test: Wavelet Volume - Frames: 3000 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440
MiVoxels / Sec > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 13685.34 |===================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 12522.81 |===============================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 11731.61 |============================================


ParaView 5.13
Test: Wavelet Contour - Frames: 3000 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 1001.15 |====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 988.86  |===================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 972.82  |===================================================


ParaView 5.13
Test: Wavelet Contour - Frames: 3000 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
MiPolys / Sec > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 10433.20 |===================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 10305.06 |==================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 10137.94 |==================================================


ParaView 5.13
Test: Wavelet Contour - Frames: 3000 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 814.93 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 811.70 |=====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 807.01 |====================================================


ParaView 5.13
Test: Wavelet Contour - Frames: 3000 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440
MiPolys / Sec > Higher Is Better
Ryzen 9 9950X ... 8492.49 |====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X ... 8458.93 |====================================================
Ryzen 9 7950X3D . 8410.00 |===================================================