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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: 130.20

Overall Rank:
291st fastest in multithreading out of 5813 CPUs
493rd fastest in single threading out of 5813 CPUs
69th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $348.03 USD (2026-03-06)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
45312
Single Thread Rating
3475

Samples: 17709*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Integer Math184,407 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math100,417 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers224 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting64,984 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption39,462 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression623,001 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,861 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions40,453 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,475 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of March 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 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$348.03 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 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,415
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,258
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,312
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,937
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,683
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,592
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,130
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 161.18
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 145.64
Intel Core i5-12400F
 130.49
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 130.20
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.55
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.86
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.54
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 3,475
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3331969 - Mar 06 2026
46120
BL3331707 - Mar 06 2026
45059
BL3331345 - Mar 06 2026
47065
BL3331298 - Mar 06 2026
42408
BL3330768 - Mar 06 2026
45007
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 51,288 (+13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 43,888 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 41,157 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 40,732 (-10.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 34,302 (-24.3%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 34,020 (-24.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 54,446 (+20.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 48,103 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,620 (+0.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 43,449 (-4.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 38,937 (-14.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 32,500 (-28.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,264
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,522
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,375
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus
 10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,172
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,445
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 4,060