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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: 145.68

Overall Rank:
226th fastest in multithreading out of 5135 CPUs
380th fastest in single threading out of 5135 CPUs
59th fastest in out of 1448 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $312.00 USD (2025-05-21)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
45452
Single Thread Rating
3469

Samples: 13742*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Integer Math185,865 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math100,263 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers229 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting65,234 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption39,640 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression624,888 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,881 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions40,487 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,469 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$312.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$304.00 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2643610 - May 22 2025
45521
BL2643581 - May 22 2025
49973
BL2643531 - May 22 2025
45105
BL2643337 - May 22 2025
51781
BL2643052 - May 22 2025
46877
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
As of 24th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
45,452
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
51,450 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
41,311 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
41,056 (-9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
54,733 (+20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
48,447 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
46,300 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
46,018 (+1.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
39,032 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
36,540 (-19.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
35,826 (-21.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
32,596 (-28.3%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
53,095 (+16.8%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,500
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,153
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,338
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,589
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,509
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,281
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,809
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,697
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,521
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,520
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,423
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
4,278