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.
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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: 126.73

Overall Rank: 151

Last Price Change: $360.27 USD (2024-06-10)

Average CPU Mark

45655

Single Thread Rating: 3469
Samples: 10134*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Integer Math	188,251 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	100,197 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	235 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	65,729 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	39,877 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	626,612 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,904 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	40,384 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,469 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of June 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of June 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of June 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)

	ZOTAC GAMING MEK Hero G1 A5938V2 Liquid Cooling Gaming PC Desktop AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, GeForce RTX 3080 12GB, 32GB ARGB 3200MHz DDR4, 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD, WiFi + Bluetooth - GH3082A5950X01BL-U-W2B	$2652.37 (www.amazon.com)
	Adamant Custom 16-Core Liquid Cooled Workstation Desktop Computer PC System AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4GHz X570 Tuf 32Gb DDR4 RAM 512Gb NVMe SSD 4TB HDD Win 10 750W WiFi Bluetooth	$1749.99 (www.amazon.com)
	CLX Set VR-Ready Gaming Desktop - Liquid Cooled AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor, 64GB DDR4 Memory, Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics, 1TB SSD, 6TB HDD, WiFi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit	$2599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	MINISFORUM UM690S Mini PC AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX(8C/16T, up to 4.9GHz) Windows 11 Home Small PC, 32GB RAM 1TB SSD, 2xHDMI(4K), 1xUSB4(8K) Output, Radeon 680M Graphics 2.5G LAN Dual Fans Small Form Factor	$431.92 (www.amazon.com)
	Adamant Custom 16-Core Liquid Cooled Workstation Computer AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4Ghz X570 Tuf Series 64Gb DDR4 1TB NVMe SSD 4TB HDD Win 10 600W PSU WiFi Bluetooth	$1799.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,297
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		45,655
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,398
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,626
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,904
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,305
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,762
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,501
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,179

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		208.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		158.90
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.32
Intel Core i9-12900K		140.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		126.73
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.66
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.37
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 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,632
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,167
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,922
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,699
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,931
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2122147 - Jun 12 2024		38859
BL2122138 - Jun 12 2024		43424
BL2122101 - Jun 12 2024		45556
BL2122060 - Jun 12 2024		45915
BL2122056 - Jun 12 2024		41458

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
As of 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		45,655
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		51,859 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		41,398 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		41,118 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		34,626 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		46,529 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		46,351 (+1.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		39,173 (-14.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		35,957 (-21.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		32,709 (-28.4%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		53,629 (+17.5%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		53,416 (+17.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		38,789 (-15.0%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,442
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,050
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,552
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,395
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,134
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,013
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,540
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,521
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X		3,931

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