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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: 134.62

Overall Rank:
198th fastest in multithreading out of 5035 CPUs
337th fastest in single threading out of 5035 CPUs
51st fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $337.90 USD (2025-03-28)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
45489
Single Thread Rating
3469

Samples: 13033*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Integer Math186,247 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math100,253 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers230 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting65,297 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption39,681 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression625,247 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,886 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions40,485 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,469 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$331.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$347.99 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,755
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,489
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,497
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,196
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,636
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 224.28
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 134.62
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.83
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.34
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 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5090392 - Mar 27 2025
48640
BL5090390 - Mar 27 2025
48894
BL2512825 - Mar 27 2025
44526
BL2512823 - Mar 27 2025
44526
BL2512661 - Mar 27 2025
42516
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,489
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 41,335 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 34,497 (-24.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 54,782 (+20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 48,544 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 46,369 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 46,116 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 36,681 (-19.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 32,605 (-28.3%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 53,260 (+17.1%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 52,786 (+16.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 44,197 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 42,182 (-7.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,343
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,596
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,693
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,424
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 9,292
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 4,285