AM5 Socket — 10 Processors Compared

Decision table

AM5 Socket: which one for what?

The 10 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Content Creation On-device AI Battery Life

Leads for Gaming: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D81%

Leads for Content Creation: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D83%

Leads for On-device AI: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D56%

Leads for Battery Life: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X59%

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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3DAMD
8 · 16 · 5.6 GHz
79% 63% 56% 59%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.6 GHz boost
- Current model — 8 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 5.6 GHz boost
- Current model — 8 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 8 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 8 months on the market
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3DAMD
16 · 32 · 5.7 GHz
81% 83% 54% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.7 GHz boost
- 128 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 16 cores / 32 threads
- 5.7 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3DAMD
12 · 24 · 5.5 GHz
76% 78% 53% 54%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 128 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 12 cores / 24 threads
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3DAMD
8 · 16 · 5.2 GHz
63% 51% 46% 49%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
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AMD Ryzen 9 9900XAMD
12 · 24 · 5.6 GHz
62% 72% 48% 49%
Why it ranks here
- 5.6 GHz boost
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 12 cores / 24 threads
- 5.6 GHz boost
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950XAMD
16 · 32 · 5.7 GHz
79% 77% 49% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.7 GHz boost
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 16 cores / 32 threads
- 5.7 GHz boost
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
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AMD Ryzen 7 9700XAMD
8 · 16 · 5.5 GHz
68% 51% 46% 59%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 65 W — among the frugal ones here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
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AMD Ryzen 5 9600XAMD
6 · 12 · 5.4 GHz
54% 46% 45% 59%
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 65 W — among the frugal ones here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3DAMD
8 · 16 · 5 GHz
62% 50% 46% 49%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600XAMD
6 · 12 · 5.3 GHz
65% 46% 45% 57%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 105 W — among the frugal ones here
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near