AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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Released
Q4/2020
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Processor AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, specifications and benchmarks

16 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q4/2020. Here are all the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.40 GHz, total of cores is 16. The CPU supports DDR4-3200 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket AM4. The TDP for CPU is 105 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Family
  • Generation
    4
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
  • Successor
    --
CPU Technical specs

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    32
  • Turbo (16 Cores)
    4.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo
  • Execution units
    --
  • Shader
    --
  • Max. GPU Memory
    --
  • Max. displays
    --
  • Generation
    --
  • DirectX Version
    --
  • Technology
    --
  • Release date
    --
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • h264
    No
  • VP9
    No
  • VP8
    No
  • AV1
    No
  • AVC
    No
  • VC-1
    No
  • JPEG
    No
Memory specs & PCI

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes
  • Memory channels
    2
  • PCIe version
    4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    142 W
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    8.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    7 nm
  • Socket
    AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2020
  • Part Number
    --
Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    75 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    29 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    52 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    28 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    27 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    15 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    105 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    76 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    18 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    42 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    17 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    6 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    112 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1663
1663
1647
1639
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
32623
31350
29785
28641
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
11020
10645
10645
10428
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
277
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
270
270
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1721
1710
1674
1657
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
17326
17204
17196
16942
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed
27.75
27.75
24
20.5
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

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*

PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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