Two step soft chemical route has been utilized for the fabrication of CdS nanowire electrode in 3D architecture at room temperature (300 K). The electrochemical pseudocapacitive behavior of thin film consisting of CdS nanowires has been evaluated by using cyclic voltammetry, charge-discharge and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in an aqueous media. The electrochemical test revealed that CdS nanowire attained a specific capacitance of 181 Fig at a scan rate of 5 mV/s. An energy density of 1.72 Wh/kg and power density of 27.14 W/kg has been achieved at 89 mA/g current density in 1 M Na2SO3 solution. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.