AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X can be found below. 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.
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Is the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 16 Cores and 32 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Description: AMD Radeon Graphics

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM5

Clockspeed: 4.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.7 GHz

Cores: 16 Threads: 32

Typical TDP: 170 W

Cache Size: L1: 1024 KB, L2: 16.0 MB, L3: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 117.16

Overall Rank: 37

Last Price Change: $540.99 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark

63383

Single Thread Rating: 4316
Samples: 2770*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Integer Math	228,228 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	139,180 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	357 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	102,877 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	49,787 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	842,870 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,100 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	62,385 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,316 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo Legion T5 Tower Gaming Desktop Computer - AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core up to 5.70 GHz Processor, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 10TB HDD, GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home	$2569.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CyberpowerPC Gamer Supreme Liquid Cool Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz, GeForce RTX 4090 24GB, 16GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe SSD, 2TB HDD, WiFi Ready & Win 11 Home (SLC8314A2), Black	$3799.99 (www.amazon.com)
	CLX Set Gaming Desktop - Liquid Cooled AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2GHz 16-Core Processor, 64GB DDR5 Memory, GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X Graphics, 2TB SSD, 6TB HDD, WiFi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit	$4999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Corsair Vengeance a8100 Series Gaming PC - Liquid Cooled AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU - 4TB (2X 2TB) M.2 SSD - 64GB Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 Memory - Black	$4499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB, Windows 11 Home	$2799.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		63,383
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,760
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,474
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,747
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,632
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,936
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,425
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,253

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.25
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.49
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		117.16
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.85
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.61
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 22nd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,666
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		4,316
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,196
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1908693 - Sep 21 2023		67597
BL1908296 - Sep 21 2023		60782
BL1908278 - Sep 21 2023		59788
BL1908266 - Sep 21 2023		60638
BL1908134 - Sep 20 2023		62469

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
As of 22nd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		63,383
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		52,216 (-17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		62,681 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		59,760 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		59,018 (-6.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		50,746 (-19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		49,353 (-22.1%)
Intel Core i9-13900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		49,773 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i9-13900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		52,746 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		46,841 (-26.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		45,849 (-27.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		38,924 (-38.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		34,747 (-45.2%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,193
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,432
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,817
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,532
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,234
Intel Core i9-13900		6,928
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,878
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,856
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,802
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		5,922

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