AMD’s dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 seems in first benchmark leaks — gaming-focused CPU options 192MB of L3 cache stacked throughout each CCDs

In late October, AMD’s mid-cycle Zen 5 refresh leaked, giving us a glimpse at two new X3D CPUs the corporate has in retailer for CES 2026. One of these was the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, a higher-boosting model of the present 9800X3D, and which has been featured in a number of leaks over the previous few weeks. The different chip was much more mysterious: a supposed dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, however updates on it went radio silent ever since — right now, it has lastly reappeared on each PassMark and Geekbench.

In PassMark, the 9950X3D2 achieved a multi-score score of 71,585 and a single-core score of 4,716. Both of these numbers are inside the margin of error of the 9950X and 9950X3D, however a bit removed from the highest-scoring CPUs on the database. Keep in thoughts that PassMark listings might be fabricated, so take all this with a heavy grain of salt.

The 9950X3D2 is reported to hold a whopping 192 MB of whole L3 cache, which PassMark confirms, achieved by stacking it throughout each CCDs. It options the identical 16-core, 32-thread structure because the 9950X and 9950X3D, however as an alternative of 3D V-Cache on only one chiplet, it is current beneath each. This doubles the in any other case 96 MB L3 cache (32 MB L3 + 64 MB X3D) to 192 MB.