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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 a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU 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: 157.93

Overall Rank:
265th fastest in multithreading out of 5444 CPUs
439th fastest in single threading out of 5444 CPUs
66th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $287.24 USD (2025-10-30)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
45363
Single Thread Rating
3473

Samples: 15803*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Integer Math184,982 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math100,329 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers226 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting65,070 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption39,528 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression623,480 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,869 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions40,439 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,473 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$287.24 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$399.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,563
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,419
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,363
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,517
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,115
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 264.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 170.71
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 157.93
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 144.83
Intel Core i5-12400F
 128.61
Intel Core i9-14900K
 127.59
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.32
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 47.80
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 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,679
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 3,473
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3043068 - Nov 10 2025
43793
BL3042292 - Nov 10 2025
50350
BL3042190 - Nov 10 2025
42910
BL3042025 - Nov 10 2025
47024
BL3042024 - Nov 10 2025
46342
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,363
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 38,959 (-14.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 51,343 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 41,180 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 40,866 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 43,553 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 35,613 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 52,268 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 52,253 (+15.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 44,158 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 41,505 (-8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 38,529 (-15.1%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 38,277 (-15.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,414
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,505
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,496
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,622
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,499
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,482
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,419
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 4,071