04/21/2026
Just published SkatterBencher #100: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Overclocked to 5860 MHz with ASUS Republic of Gamers X870E motherboard and AIO cooling.
I love that AMD decided to go all out and deliver what enthusiasts have been asking for for a while: a dual-X3D product. Itβs surprisingly fast in workloads like LocalScore and Y-Cruncher, and somehow, despite the massive L3 cache, also seems to benefit quite well from a high-speed memory subsystem.
Also, we take it for granted now that the X3Ds are overclockable but we must remember that wasnβt the case when the technology first came to market. We are lucky thereβs engineers at AMD dedicated to delivering value to the DIY enthusiast market and ensuring not only the dual-X3D can be overclocked, but it comes with all the tuning tools available for every Ryzen 9000 CPU.
Highlights:
- >5.2G nT OCCT SSE Stress Test
- +13% geomean performance speedup
- +40% LLM & Y-Cruncher Performance speedup
As always, I try to keep things accessible and transparent for anyone interested in learning more about tuning.
Read here: https://skatterbencher.com/2026/04/21/skatterbencher-100-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-overclocked-to-5860-mhz/
Watch here: https://youtu.be/wMGYxHU9JII
