AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

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Is the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 16 Cores and 32 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Description: AMD Radeon Graphics

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM5

Clockspeed: 4.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.7 GHz

Cores: 16 Threads: 32

Typical TDP: 170 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 116.35

Overall Rank: 59

Last Price Change: $540.99 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark

62944

Single Thread Rating: 4289
Samples: 4061*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Integer Math	227,924 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	138,901 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	347 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	99,356 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	49,697 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	841,409 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,110 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	62,420 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,289 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of April 2024.
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

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo Legion T5 Tower Gaming Desktop Computer - AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core up to 5.70 GHz Processor, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X, Windows 11 Home	$2578.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CLX Set Gaming Desktop - Liquid Cooled AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2GHz 16-Core Processor, 64GB DDR5 Memory, GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X Graphics, 2TB SSD, 6TB HDD, WiFi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit	$4599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Legion T5 Tower Gaming Desktop Computer - AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core up to 5.70 GHz Processor, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Pro	$1704.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Corsair Vengeance a8100 Series Gaming PC - Liquid Cooled AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU - 4TB (2X 2TB) M.2 SSD - 64GB Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 Memory - Black	$4499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	YEYIAN ODACHI Gaming PC Desktop, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, RTX 4090, 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM, 2TB M.2 SSD + 2TB HDD, 360mm Liquid Cooler VR Ready Computer, 1000W Platinum PSU, X670 Motherboard, Win 11 Home	$3499.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		62,944
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,347
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,362
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,017
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,430
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		116.35
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.12
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		4,289
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2081254 - Apr 18 2024		63351
BL2081234 - Apr 18 2024		61700
BL2081198 - Apr 18 2024		62131
BL2080772 - Apr 18 2024		68067
BL2080543 - Apr 18 2024		68065

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		62,944
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		62,538 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		51,930 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		59,347 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		58,685 (-6.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		50,408 (-19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		48,845 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		61,031 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		53,649 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i9-13900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		51,600 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i9-13900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		47,872 (-23.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		46,554 (-26.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		45,679 (-27.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,172
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,989
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		5,887

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