AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Overall Score
63/100
GRADE C · Average
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 63/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
52/100
Rating: Below Average
Performance
64/100
Rating: Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Specification Value
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 64MB (shared)
Multiplier 34x
P-Cores 16
P-Threads 32
Total Cores 16
Total Threads 32
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Specification Value
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5693
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 464

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Specification Value
Background blur 28.4 images/sec
Clang compilation 147.1 Klines/sec
File compression 1120 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 224.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 372.1 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 85 images/sec
Ray tracing 38.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 222.5 pages/sec

General

General specifications for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Specification Value
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU No
Intel Equivalent -Intel Core i9 11900K
Released October 8, 2020
Successor -AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Type Desktop
Vendor Amd

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Specification Value
ECC Support Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 2
Memory Types - DDR4-3200

Misc

Misc specifications for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Specification Value
Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page
PCI Express Lanes 20
PCI Express Version 4.0
Technologies - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Package

Package specifications for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Specification Value
Fabrication Process 7 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 142 W
Peak Temperature 95°C
Socket AM4
TDP (PL1) 105 W
Transistors 4.15 billions

PassMark

PassMark specifications for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Specification Value
Data compression 622.5 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 39.4 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 40.4B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 223M Primes/sec
Floating point math 100.5 GOps/sec
Integer math 183.9 GOps/sec
Physics 1854 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 64.9M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Specification Value
Blender / Watt 3.94 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 121.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 431 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2025-02-04(GetOffMy3Inches) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-02-17(ChaoticWheat) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-08-19(THX1138) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-10-07(C0d3M0nk3y) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-12-04(PhillyBass) GeekBench
📘 2026-06-30(DDD) Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-07-12(stream pc) Cinebench 2026

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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