AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU

Name: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Brand: AMD
SKU: 100-100001277WOF
Rating: 4.0 (3 reviews)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core 32-Thread Unlocked AM5 100-100001277WOF

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The best for creators meets the best for gamers, can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world's most popular games
16 Cores and 32 processing threads, based on AMD "Zen 5" architecture
5.7 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 80 MB cache, DDR5-5600 support
For the state-of-the-art Socket AM5 platform, can support PCIe 5.0 on select motherboards
Cooler not included, liquid cooler recommended

Specifications Overview

Model	100-100001277WOF
Release Date	July 2024 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Ryzen 9 9000 Series
Core Name	Granite Ridge
Socket	AM5
Integrated Graphics	Radeon
CPU Cores	16
CPU Threads	32
CPU Clock Rate	4300 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	5700 MHz
TDP	170 W
CPU Cooler included	No
Manufacturing Process	4 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	192 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 9950X Performance comparison with similar Processors

(Higher is better)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K [24C / 24T] (1st)		112%
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus [24C / 24T] (2nd)		110%
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K [20C / 20T] (3rd)		106%
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF [20C / 20T] (3rd)		106%
Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus [18C / 18T] (5th)		105%
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus [18C / 18T] (5th)		105%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X [16C / 32T] (7th)		100%
Intel Core i9-14900KS [24C / 32T] (8th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 [16C / 32T] (9th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D [16C / 32T] (9th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D [8C / 16T] (11th)		99%
Intel Core i9-14900K [24C / 32T] (11th)		99%
Intel Core i9-14900KF [24C / 32T] (11th)		99%
Intel Core i9-14900 [24C / 32T] (14th)		99%
Intel Core i9-14900F [24C / 32T] (14th)		99%
Intel Core i9-13900KS [24C / 32T] (16th)		99%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285 [24C / 24T] (17th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X [12C / 24T] (18th)		98%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K [14C / 14T] (19th)		97%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF [14C / 14T] (19th)		97%
Intel Core Ultra 7 265 [20C / 20T] (21st)		96%

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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 32.7% below average.
90 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-12100F offers 312.1% better value priced at $90.

(Higher is better)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X [32C / 64T] (4th)		161%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX [64C / 128T] (5th)		160%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X [64C / 128T] (6th)		157%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX [64C / 128T] (7th)		155%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X [24C / 48T] (8th)		137%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX [32C / 64T] (9th)		132%
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus [24C / 24T] (10th)		114%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X [32C / 64T] (11th)		108%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K [24C / 24T] (12th)		106%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX [32C / 64T] (13th)		106%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X [16C / 32T] (14th)		100%
Intel Core i9-14900KS [24C / 32T] (15th)		98%
Intel Core i9-14900K [24C / 32T] (16th)		98%
Intel Core i9-14900KF [24C / 32T] (16th)		98%
Intel Core i9-13900KS [24C / 32T] (18th)		97%
Intel Core i9-13900K [24C / 32T] (19th)		97%
Intel Core i9-13900KF [24C / 32T] (19th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X [16C / 32T] (21st)		95%
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K [20C / 20T] (22nd)		93%
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF [20C / 20T] (22nd)		93%
Intel Core i7-14700K [20C / 28T] (24th)		92%

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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Good value: 0.6% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
25 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus offers 125.9% better value priced at $195.

(Higher is better)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Gaming Performance

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

Intel Core i9-14900K [24C / 32T] (9th)		106%
Intel Core i9-14900KF [24C / 32T] (9th)		106%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D [12C / 24T] (11th)		105%
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus [24C / 24T] (12th)		104%
Intel Core i9-13900K [24C / 32T] (13th)		102%
Intel Core i9-13900KF [24C / 32T] (13th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X [8C / 16T] (15th)		101%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285 [24C / 24T] (16th)		~
Intel Core i7-14700K [20C / 28T] (17th)		~
Intel Core i7-14700KF [20C / 28T] (17th)		~
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X [16C / 32T] (17th)		100%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K [24C / 24T] (20th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X [8C / 16T] (20th)		98%
Intel Core i7-13700KF [16C / 24T] (22nd)		97%
Intel Core i7-13700K [16C / 24T] (22nd)		97%
Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus [18C / 18T] (22nd)		97%
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus [18C / 18T] (22nd)		97%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X [16C / 32T] (26th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 [8C / 16T] (27th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X [6C / 12T] (28th)		95%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D [8C / 16T] (29th)		95%

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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Price/Performance Analysis

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

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 35.6% below average.
59 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-12100F offers 249.2% better value priced at $90.