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[5-Way] AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Benchmarks for the [5-Way] 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.

[5-Way] 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: 5.97

Overall Rank:
501st fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $2,215.00 USD Total for 5 CPUs (2026-02-04)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13220
Single Thread Rating
2972

Samples: 1*
*Margin for error: High

#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [5-Way] AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Integer Math32,463 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math27,627 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers76 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting17,812 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption6,991 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression128,487 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,392 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions13,018 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,972 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [5-Way] AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$443.00 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 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,450
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,940
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,701
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,133
[5-Way] AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 13,220
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.60
[5-Way] AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 5.97
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,365
[5-Way] AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 2,972
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
Last 2 Baselines for [5-Way] AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5011718 - Feb 01 2022
13220
BL5011717 - Feb 01 2022 [Excluded]
13159
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 13,220
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 16,101 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 16,047 (+21.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 16,040 (+21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 15,982 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 14,248 (+7.8%)
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 14,133 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 13,002 (-1.7%)
Intel Core i7-10700T @ 2.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 12,901 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 12,111 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 11,986 (-9.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 11,527 (-12.8%)
Intel Core i9-9990XE @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 30,162 (+128.2%)