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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 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.
  • 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: 125.07

Overall Rank: 147

Last Price Change: $365.16 USD (2024-05-09)

Average CPU Mark
rating
45671

Single Thread Rating: 3468
Samples: 9934*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Integer Math188,412 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math100,196 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers235 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting65,820 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption39,898 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression626,887 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,905 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions40,384 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,468 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of May 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of May 2024.
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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,324
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,671
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,370
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,635
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,024
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,458
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,184
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 211.50
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 149.58
Intel Core i9-12900K
 139.30
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 125.07
Intel Core i9-13900K
 118.65
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 50.46
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 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,471
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,568
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2097227 - May 09 2024
44196
BL2097074 - May 09 2024
44201
BL2096948 - May 09 2024
45650
BL2096944 - May 09 2024
45650
BL2096822 - May 09 2024
43764
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 May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,671
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 51,901 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 41,370 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 34,635 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 46,544 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 46,355 (+1.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 39,188 (-14.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 35,976 (-21.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 32,739 (-28.3%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 53,705 (+17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 38,802 (-15.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 34,362 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 22,933 (-49.8%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,158
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,552
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF
 7,511
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 3,933