AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Engineering Sample Showcases Efficiency in Blender Benchmarks at Various TDPs

The upcoming AMD Ryzen 9 9950X has demonstrated significant efficiency improvements in Blender benchmarks at different TDPs. Here’s how it compares to the Ryzen 9 7950X.

Starting on July 7, AnandTech forum member Igor_Kavinski began sharing Blender benchmark results for the Ryzen 9 9950X engineering sample, courtesy of an anonymous source. The benchmarks covered a range of TDPs, starting at a super-slim 60W and going up to the maximum 230W. These results give us a comprehensive idea of how power efficiency will improve with the next-gen Zen 5 AMD CPUs.

Before proceeding, it’s evident that the newer Ryzen 9 9950X outperforms the older chip when given a more generous power budget. While we didn’t test the Ryzen 9 7950X at 230W TDP, reports from other users suggest a ~20% performance improvement in that scenario. The interesting results start at 170W and below.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs. Ryzen 9 7950X Blender Benchmarks

At 170W, the Ryzen 9 7950X achieves a cumulative Blender score of 599.2. The Ryzen 9 9950X scores 678 at 160W, outperforming its predecessor by about ~11% at more standard CPU TDPs.

The performance differences between the Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 7950X start to narrow when the newer chip is set to 120W. Despite running with a 50W deficit, it is still within about ~5% of its predecessor’s performance.

These engineering sample benchmarks provide more insight into AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 9000 Series CPUs. Recently, Ryzen 9 9900X Geekbench results appeared, suggesting the new architecture will take the crown in single-core performance, surpassing the last-gen Ryzen 9 7950X3D and even the Intel Core i9-14900K.

Overall, these emerging benchmarks look promising for the future of AMD desktop platform users. However, some caution is necessary with pre-release benchmarks. Beyond raw performance gains, the power efficiency improvements here also bode well for the eventual arrival of Zen 5 laptop chips. The 60W TDP results are particularly notable, aligning with an Intel Core i9-10980XE according to Blender’s benchmark database.