Simple question - in my use case scenario is 9950x3d worth $200 upcharge over 7950x?

This is for the main home workstation. Already have 6tb with ability to add 8tb more. X870 mobo, 64gb ram, 5070ti card, 1000w psu, aio, etc.

Mostly use CAD and rendering software, along with Adobe. Game in it every once in a while, either 4k or 1400p at around max 150-160 fps so not cpu limited. Have 4k 32” IPS as main with 1440p OLED as secondary.

As stated would the $200 price upcharge for the 9950x3d make any difffernce, or would it be just future proofing maybe a year or so down the line? Having exhaustively gone over every vid/article best I can tell is that it’s about 5-10% more power efficient, had 5-10% better instructions per clock, but avx-512 helps a ton (-30-35%) for programs that are compatible, most of which I don’t use.

Probably overthinking this but wanted to see if the commentariat could help with some groupthink.

No.

Wait for the 10950x3d then upgrade. If it’s together and working then just use it. Last thing you want is to (I know it’s rare) get a bad cpu and waste time for such a small upgrade.

seem like you already know the answer...
unless youre using it professionally, as in making money, not really.

"Worth" is always a tough one. If you're spending hours a day doing CPU intensive stuff, or if 15% off of a critical path might matter, then sure.

I'm looking at US prices, and I'm seeing a 9950X at $550, a 7950X at $675, and a 9950X3D at $722. In your case I'd go for the 9950X.

No real advantage that would be worth that price difference.

Not yet, however...there are programs out there that do take advantage of the X3d stuff. Adobe has updated the CC Apps (Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro) to where more cpu cores/cache count even when using an Nvidia GPU. Puget systems did reviews of the 9950X3d and 9900X3d in their adobe tests. The only CPU that comes out on top was the Intel CPU. I myself have used an X3d cpu and can attest to the results. For church services on Sundays for our VMIX presentation, we know use an Asus ROG system with a 9800X3d CPU in it and the thing is really good, even for on the fly video editing that I do. We purchased the system a month back and really like it.

Here is the puget review. https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d-and-9900x3d-content-creation-review/

In general, x3d=gaming performance. There are a few niche productivity cases where the x3d provides a boost but if you don't already know the x3d provides a boost in that app it probably doesn't. The 9950x3d fits a very narrow case of those that need both high productivity performance and game heavliy (or just have extra money and want no compromises). If you're primarily a gamer, the 9800x3d or 9850x3d are much better buys, and if you're primarily doing productivity, the 9900X or 9950X are much better buys. Since you don't game heavily, the 9950X (or sticking with what you have) makes more sense.

Depends if your workload can take advantage of the AVX-512 optimizations on zen 5.