Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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This review of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU includes benchmarks and comparisons vs. the 9950X3D, 9950X (non-3D), 9800X3D and 9850X3D, and Intel's 270K Plus, alongside about 25-30 other CPUs at various points. In 24 hours, we put together 24 benchmark charts for the 9950X3D2 performance testing. The CPU, while it does perform well, is simply too expensive at $900 when considering it rarely does much of anything (if anything at all) to improve performance. We had one outlier in the results, but other than the OpenFOAM result, everything else is typically 0 to 6% improved (with sometimes no movement at all).
Watch our Intel 270K Plus CPU review. We were overall positive on the CPU: youtube.com/watch?v=gWbThC2Oys0
And the 250K Plus: youtube.com/watch?v=aeweNYELwkY
Watch our video about AMD not responding to us anymore: youtube.com/watch?v=p6O4LCmah98
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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D on Amazon: geni.us/Z7afY
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on Amazon: geni.us/rpdfM
Intel 265K on Amazon: geni.us/ujsRHc
Intel 285K on Amazon: geni.us/DDCdyHN
AMD 7800X3D on Amazon: geni.us/GmPRmAQ
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU Review Summary
03:29 - Basics of the 9950X3D2
05:10 - Specs R9 9950X3D2 vs 9950X3D Comparison
06:10 - CPU Pricing Update
08:05 - All-Core CPU Frequency
08:59 - Single-Core CPU Frequency
09:51 - SpecWorkstation LAMMPS Molecular Modeling
11:26 - SpecWorkstation OpenFOAM CFD
12:40 - SpecWorkstation Convolution
13:41 - SpecWorkstation NAMD
14:34 - Blender CPU Rendering Benchmarks
15:30 - Chromium Code Compile Comparison for Programmers
16:38 - File Compression 9950X3D2 vs 9950X3D
17:38 - File Decompression Best CPUs 2026
18:44 - Adobe Photoshop Best CPUs
19:38 - DaVinci Resolve Video Editing Benchmarks
20:44 - Baldur's Gate 3 CPU Benchmarks
21:35 - Outer Worlds 2 Gaming CPU Benchmarks
22:05 - Outer Worlds 2 1440p 9950X3D2
22:28 - Stellaris Simulation Best CPUs
23:12 - Kingdom Come Deliverance II 1080p
23:55 - Kingdom Come Deliverance II 1440p
24:18 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Benchmarks
24:55 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Medium
25:58 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty High
26:39 - Starfield
26:58 - F1 25
27:30 - Power Consumption of 9950X3D2 vs 270K Plus
28:26 - Conclusion
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Tim Phetdara: Editing
Sponsor: Arctic MX-7 Thermal Paste on Amazon geni.us/WbHJ
This review of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU includes benchmarks and comparisons vs. the 9950X3D, 9950X (non-3D), 9800X3D and 9850X3D, and Intel's 270K Plus, alongside about 25-30 other CPUs at various points. In 24 hours, we put together 24 benchmark charts for the 9950X3D2 performance testing. The CPU, while it does perform well, is simply too expensive at $900 when considering it rarely does much of anything (if anything at all) to improve performance. We had one outlier in the results, but other than the OpenFOAM result, everything else is typically 0 to 6% improved (with sometimes no movement at all).
Watch our Intel 270K Plus CPU review. We were overall positive on the CPU: youtube.com/watch?v=gWbThC2Oys0
And the 250K Plus: youtube.com/watch?v=aeweNYELwkY
Watch our video about AMD not responding to us anymore: youtube.com/watch?v=p6O4LCmah98
Find @Hardwareunboxed here! youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed
The best way to support our work is through our store: store.gamersnexus.net - use code PUCKGAMERSNEXUS for 10% off while it lasts!
Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus
RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links]
AMD R9 9950X3D2 on Amazon: geni.us/vVWE24t
Intel Ultra 5 250K Plus on Amazon: geni.us/P0OyU
Intel Ultra 7 270K Plus on Amazon: geni.us/t9yJxJ
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D on Amazon: geni.us/Z7afY
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on Amazon: geni.us/rpdfM
Intel 265K on Amazon: geni.us/ujsRHc
Intel 285K on Amazon: geni.us/DDCdyHN
AMD 7800X3D on Amazon: geni.us/GmPRmAQ
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU Review Summary
03:29 - Basics of the 9950X3D2
05:10 - Specs R9 9950X3D2 vs 9950X3D Comparison
06:10 - CPU Pricing Update
08:05 - All-Core CPU Frequency
08:59 - Single-Core CPU Frequency
09:51 - SpecWorkstation LAMMPS Molecular Modeling
11:26 - SpecWorkstation OpenFOAM CFD
12:40 - SpecWorkstation Convolution
13:41 - SpecWorkstation NAMD
14:34 - Blender CPU Rendering Benchmarks
15:30 - Chromium Code Compile Comparison for Programmers
16:38 - File Compression 9950X3D2 vs 9950X3D
17:38 - File Decompression Best CPUs 2026
18:44 - Adobe Photoshop Best CPUs
19:38 - DaVinci Resolve Video Editing Benchmarks
20:44 - Baldur's Gate 3 CPU Benchmarks
21:35 - Outer Worlds 2 Gaming CPU Benchmarks
22:05 - Outer Worlds 2 1440p 9950X3D2
22:28 - Stellaris Simulation Best CPUs
23:12 - Kingdom Come Deliverance II 1080p
23:55 - Kingdom Come Deliverance II 1440p
24:18 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Benchmarks
24:55 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Medium
25:58 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty High
26:39 - Starfield
26:58 - F1 25
27:30 - Power Consumption of 9950X3D2 vs 270K Plus
28:26 - Conclusion
** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! **
Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.
Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates:
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w: gamersnexus.net
Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements
Steve Burke: Testing, Writing
Patrick Lathan: Testing
Mike Gaglione: Testing
Tim Phetdara: Editing
