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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: 138.86

Overall Rank:
186th fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
327th fastest in single threading out of 4989 CPUs
48th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $327.95 USD (2025-02-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
45541
Single Thread Rating
3469

Samples: 12465*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Integer Math186,646 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math100,303 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers231 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting65,375 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption39,735 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression625,763 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,891 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions40,496 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,469 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$328.00 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2417714 - Feb 15 2025 [Excluded]
26113
BL2417504 - Feb 15 2025
40922
BL2417342 - Feb 15 2025
46694
BL2417142 - Feb 15 2025
45293
BL2416599 - Feb 15 2025
48848
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
45,541
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
39,064 (-14.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
51,529 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
41,380 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
41,082 (-9.8%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
34,558 (-24.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
54,860 (+20.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
48,619 (+6.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
46,404 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
46,177 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
36,783 (-19.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
35,895 (-21.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
32,650 (-28.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,190
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,869
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,600
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,588
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,842
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,538
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,343
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,168
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,012
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
4,293