AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D specs leak confirms clock speeds identical to non-X3D CPU

We've known for a while now that the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is on the way, with a CES 2025 launch looking more and more likely. While hardware improvements seem to be mostly just generational, architectural improvements, performance will apparently see a substantial increase, thanks to a slightly larger 3D V-cache package and how AMD is packaging the 3D V-cache. 

According to a new CPU-Z specifications leak, posted by @94G8LA on X, and as previously claimed, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D will see no clock speed cuts. In previous AMD Ryzen X3D CPUs, the clock speed was often reduced in order to keep the CPU and its 3D-stacked cache cooler. 

The information from the CPU-Z screenshot reveals that the Ryzen 9 9950X3D will feature the same base and boost clock speeds as its non-X3D counterpart, the Ryzen 9 9950X (curr. $499 on Amazon), which launched earlier this year. The screenshot shows a bus speed (or BCLK) of 99.79 MHz, with a core multiplier figure of 6.0 –56.5 ×, theoretically giving the Ryzen 9 9950X3D a boost clock ceiling of around 5638.135 MHz (~5.6 GHz), which is less than 100 MHz shy of AMD's claimed Ryzen 9 5590X boost clock. 

The rest of the screenshot also confirms that the Ryzen 9 9950X3D will have 16 cores and 32 threads and will come with an additional 64 MB of L3 cache, for a total of 96 MB, which should work wonders for gaming performance. 

The new Ryzen 9 9950X3D should be announced during CES 2025, with availability shortly after that, although pricing is still unclear.