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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 143.84

Overall Rank:
173rd fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
308th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
47th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $317.00 USD (2024-12-19)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
45598
Single Thread Rating
3470

Samples: 11632*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Integer Math187,229 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math100,284 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers232 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting65,451 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption39,797 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression626,063 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,897 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions40,466 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,470 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$329.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$799.00 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,920
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,598
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,153
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K
 154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 147.55
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 143.84
Intel Core i9-13900K
 111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.46
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,566
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2284317 - Dec 17 2024
49403
BL2284236 - Dec 17 2024
48089
BL2284197 - Dec 17 2024
45056
BL2284154 - Dec 17 2024
37641
BL2284051 - Dec 17 2024
46805
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,598
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 39,100 (-14.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 38,715 (-15.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 51,647 (+13.3%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 41,434 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 41,099 (-9.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 48,784 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 46,507 (+2.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 46,371 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 36,862 (-19.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 35,958 (-21.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 32,662 (-28.4%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 53,692 (+17.8%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,916
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 4,303