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Ryzen 9 9950X3D Spec and Price in Canada

AM516 cores / 32 threads

Released March 12, 2025 ·

AMD's highest-end gaming and creation part on AM5: sixteen Zen 5 cores paired with second-generation 3D V-Cache for 128MB of L3 across two chiplets, the same 5.7GHz boost as the non-3D 9950X but with far more cache to feed. The 170W TDP and lack of a bundled cooler reflect the flagship positioning — built for buyers who want the 9950X's multi-core throughput without giving up the 9800X3D's gaming cache advantage.

Tied 5th of 65 models in the CPU catalog on Boost clock — 5 models share this figure. Tied 4th of 65 models in the CPU catalog on L3 cache — 8 models share this figure.

Current best price
$929.98at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-15View at Amazon.ca

Captured periodically and may have changed.

Price history

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Specifications

Cores
16
Threads
32
Socket
AM5
Boost clock
5.7 GHz
Base clock
4.3 GHz
L3 cache
128 MB
L2 cache
16 MB
TDP
170 W
Integrated graphics
Yes
Architecture
Zen 5
Process node
TSMC 4nm FinFET
Integrated GPU
AMD Radeon Graphics
Memory support
DDR5-5600
PCIe generation
5
PCIe lanes
24
Unlocked
Yes
Included cooler
No

Guides for this category

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What owners and reviewers say

Summarised from 2 source(s), reviewed September 13, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices

Commonly praised

  • Described as the fastest productivity processor available, and faster in gaming than any non-stacked-cache chip.
  • Good efficiency, unlocked, on existing AM5 motherboards, with integrated graphics and full-speed AVX-512.
  • Owners describe it as a top-tier all-rounder that handles heavy multitasking, gaming and content creation at once.
  • With a capable AIO it is reported to run cool and quiet, idling in the forties and staying controlled under load.
  • Several owners say it matches or beats Intel flagships while drawing less power and running cooler.

Commonly criticised

  • A high price and higher gaming power draw than its sibling.
  • Optimum performance needs setup and verification through the operating system's game mode, and there is no AI acceleration unit.
  • It runs hot under load, and owners say a good AIO cooler is effectively required.
  • Cost is a recurring complaint, with owners calling it expensive.
  • There are reports of bad units out of the box, including one owner who needed two replacements to get a working chip.

Sources behind this summary

Sources

Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.

The MSRP above came from this source instead, tracked separately from the specs.