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Ryzen 9 5950X

Ryzen 9

Current Price

$329.00

MSRP: $799.00

Overall Rank
(Consumer CPUs only)

#45

of 234

Overall Rank

#61

of 251

Value Rank

#93

of 207

Gaming Rank

#105

of 251

Productivity Rank

#116

of 251

Core Specifications

Cores

Threads

Base Clock

3.4 GHz

Boost Clock (Single)

4.9 GHz

Socket

AM4

Lithography

7nm

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

L3 Cache

64 MB (shared)

Power & Thermal

TDP

105W

Base Power

N/A

Max Turbo Power

N/A

Memory Support

Memory Types

DDR4

Max Memory

N/A

Memory Channels

N/A

ECC Support

Platform & Connectivity

PCIe Version

4.0

PCIe Lanes

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU Model

N/A

Closest Competitors by Performance

Core i7-13700F17,447

Core i9-12900F17,262

Ryzen 9 5950X (Selected)17,219

Core i5-14600KF16,933

Core i9-1290016,873

Quick Stats

Generation

Zen 3

Release Date

11/5/2020 - 5 years old

Status

N/A

Market Segment

Desktop

Performance Scores

Overall

Measured against consumer CPUs only

17219

Value52.3

Efficiency164.0

Benchmark Scores

Cinebench R23 Single1,614

Cinebench R23 Multi26,017

Geekbench 6 Single2,207

Geekbench 6 Multi12,024

PassMark45,338

Console Comparison

Comparison based on overall performance score calculated from multi-core benchmarks. Console CPUs are optimized for gaming workloads.

Ryzen 9 5950X

100%

Xbox Series X(Gen 9 (2020))

57%

PS5(Gen 9 (2020))

54%

Xbox One X(Gen 8 Mid (2016-2017))

10%

PS4 Pro(Gen 8 Mid (2016-2017))

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Notes

The Ryzen 9 5950X represents the pinnacle of AM4 platform performance with 16 cores and 32 threads built on Zen 3 architecture. Boosting up to 4.9 GHz with 72MB of cache, it delivers workstation-class performance for content creation, 3D rendering, software compilation, and scientific computing while maintaining excellent gaming capabilities. This CPU became legendary for bringing HEDT-level multi-threaded performance to the mainstream AM4 platform at competitive pricing. Despite being previous generation, it remains incredibly powerful for professional workloads requiring maximum core counts. Perfect for content creators, developers, and power users who need extreme multi-threaded performance without platform premium costs. The AM4 ecosystem maturity provides excellent motherboard options and upgrade paths.