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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 16 Cores and 32 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.9 GHz

Cores: 16 Threads: 32

Typical TDP: 105 W

Cache Size: L1: 1024 KB, L2: 8.0 MB, L3: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 103.68

Overall Rank: 117

Last Price Change: $441.71 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark
rating
45797

Single Thread Rating: 3467
Samples: 8841*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Integer Math189,231 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math100,196 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers237 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting66,305 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption39,992 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression628,129 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,913 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions40,400 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,467 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of December 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,534
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,797
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,403
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,713
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,380
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,407
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,196
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 153.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 103.68
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 32.53
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,648
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,185
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,708
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,569
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1966328 - Dec 09 2023
41348
BL1966321 - Dec 09 2023
43465
BL1966230 - Dec 09 2023
47979
BL1966158 - Dec 09 2023
44301
BL1966144 - Dec 09 2023
43666
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,797
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 38,854 (-15.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 52,113 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 41,403 (-9.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 41,245 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 34,713 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 46,699 (+2.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 46,458 (+1.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 39,225 (-14.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 32,742 (-28.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 34,479 (-24.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 63,189 (+38.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 49,041 (+7.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,226
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,076
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,577
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,421
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 8,343
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,236
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,896
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,809
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
 7,602
Intel Core i5-14600K
 7,569
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF
 7,515
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 3,945