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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: 144.30

Overall Rank:
220th fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
373rd fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
57th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $315.00 USD (2025-05-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
45455
Single Thread Rating
3469

Samples: 13682*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Integer Math185,900 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math100,261 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers229 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting65,238 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption39,643 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression624,907 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,881 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions40,485 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,469 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th 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$315.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$323.00 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 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,698
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,455
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,313
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 161.94
Intel Core i9-13900K
 152.47
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 144.30
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2634237 - May 18 2025
49442
BL2634213 - May 18 2025
48278
BL2634183 - May 18 2025
46299
BL2634137 - May 18 2025
37478
BL2634088 - May 18 2025
49598
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,455
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 51,457 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 41,313 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 41,054 (-9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 54,718 (+20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 48,491 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 46,028 (+1.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 39,033 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 36,541 (-19.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 35,830 (-21.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 32,596 (-28.3%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 53,115 (+16.9%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 52,636 (+15.8%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,324
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,682
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,534
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,528
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,418
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 4,279