AMD Ryzen 9 5950X CPU

Name: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Brand: AMD
SKU: 100-100000059WOF
Rating: 4.0 (9 reviews)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core 32-Thread AM4 Unlocked 100-100000059WOF

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(9 reviews)

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The Best Processor For Gamers Meets The Best Processor For Creators, With 16 Cores And 32 Processing Threads
Can Deliver Elite 100+ FPS Performance In The World's Most Popular Games
Cooler Not Included, Liquid Cooler Recommended
4.9 Ghz Max Boost, Unlocked For Overclocking, 72 MB Of Cache, DDR-3200 Support
For The Advanced Socket AM4 Platform, Can Support Pcie 4.0 On X570 And B550 Motherboards

Specifications Overview

Model	100-100000059WOF
Release Date	November 2020 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Ryzen 9 5000 Series
Core Name	Vermeer
Socket	AM4
Integrated Graphics	None
CPU Cores	16
CPU Threads	32
CPU Clock Rate	3400 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	4900 MHz
TDP	105 W
CPU Cooler included	No
Manufacturing Process	7 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	128 GB
Cache L3	64 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Performance comparison with similar Processors

(Higher is better)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-14400F [10C / 16T] (73rd)		106%
Intel Core i5-12500 [6C / 12T] (75th)		106%
Intel Core i5-13400F [10C / 16T] (76th)		106%
Intel Core i5-13400 [10C / 16T] (76th)		106%
Intel Core i3-13100F [4C / 8T] (78th)		104%
Intel Core i3-13100 [4C / 8T] (78th)		104%
Intel Core i5-12400 [6C / 12T] (80th)		102%
Intel Core i5-12400F [6C / 12T] (80th)		102%
Intel Core i9-11900KF [8C / 16T] (82nd)		~
Intel Core i9-11900K [8C / 16T] (82nd)		~
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X [16C / 32T] (84th)		100%
Intel Core i9-10900KF [10C / 20T] (85th)		99%
Intel Core i9-10900K [10C / 20T] (85th)		99%
Intel Core i3-12100F [4C / 8T] (87th)		99%
Intel Core i3-12100 [4C / 8T] (87th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X [12C / 24T] (89th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X [8C / 16T] (90th)		97%
Intel Core i7-11700KF [8C / 16T] (91st)		94%
Intel Core i7-11700K [8C / 16T] (91st)		94%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X [6C / 12T] (93rd)		93%
Intel Core i5-11600K [6C / 12T] (94th)		92%

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 37.2% below average.
122 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Celeron G5900 offers 298.4% better value priced at $50.

(Higher is better)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core Ultra 7 265F [20C / 20T] (41st)		108%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D [16C / 32T] (43rd)		107%
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 [12C / 24T] (44th)		106%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 [12C / 24T] (44th)		106%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D [12C / 24T] (46th)		105%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D [12C / 24T] (47th)		105%
Intel Core i9-12900KS [16C / 24T] (48th)		103%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX [16C / 32T] (49th)		~
Intel Core i9-12900KF [16C / 24T] (50th)		~
Intel Core i9-12900K [16C / 24T] (50th)		~
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X [16C / 32T] (52nd)		100%
Intel Core i9-12900 [16C / 24T] (53rd)		96%
Intel Core i9-12900F [16C / 24T] (53rd)		96%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX [24C / 48T] (55th)		95%
Intel Core i5-14600K [14C / 20T] (56th)		93%
Intel Core i5-14600KF [14C / 20T] (56th)		93%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K [14C / 14T] (58th)		91%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF [14C / 14T] (58th)		91%
Intel Core i7-13700F [16C / 24T] (60th)		90%
Intel Core i7-13700 [16C / 24T] (60th)		90%
Intel Core i5-13600K [14C / 20T] (62nd)		89%

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Good value: 4.8% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
37 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus offers 129.0% better value priced at $199.

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Gaming Performance

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache

Intel Core Ultra 5 225 [10C / 10T] (65th)		105%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT [16C / 32T] (66th)		105%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 [12C / 24T] (67th)		104%
Intel Core i5-12400F [6C / 12T] (68th)		104%
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F [10C / 10T] (69th)		104%
Intel Core i9-13900F [24C / 32T] (70th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X [12C / 24T] (71st)		102%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X [16C / 32T] (72nd)		101%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT [8C / 16T] (73rd)		101%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X [8C / 16T] (74th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X [16C / 32T] (75th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X [8C / 16T] (76th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F [6C / 12T] (77th)		99%
Intel Core i9-11900K [8C / 16T] (78th)		98%
Intel Core i9-11900KF [8C / 16T] (78th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 [6C / 12T] (80th)		97%
Intel Core i5-10600KF [6C / 12T] (81st)		97%
Intel Core i5-10600K [6C / 12T] (81st)		97%
Intel Core i9-14900 [24C / 32T] (83rd)		96%
Intel Core i9-13900 [24C / 32T] (84th)		95%
Intel Core i9-13900T [24C / 32T] (85th)		94%

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Price/Performance Analysis

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 25.8% below average.
60 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-12100F offers 223.0% better value priced at $90.

Expert reviews

The Zen 3 Ryzen 9 5950X takes the mainstream flagship status away from its Zen 2 3950X predecessor. In doing so, it offers a new tier of performance in a variety of scenarios to buyers with £750 to spend on a processor. The Ryzen 9 5950X truly is a fantastic product.

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