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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
  • Cores: 16
  • L3 cache: 64MB (shared)
  • TDP: 170 W (max. boost up to 230 W)
  • Transistor size: 5 nm
Ryzen 9 7950X - desktop processor produced by Amd for socket AM5 that has 16 cores and 32 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 4500 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 5700 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 64 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000).

Review

Single-Core Performance
83
Multi-Core Performance
88
Power Efficiency
58
Integrated Graphics
28
NanoReview Final Score
85
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Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
120
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
2077
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 679
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 8943
Cinebench Scores - 17th place
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3068
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
21401
File compression 1960 MB/sec
Clang compilation 211.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 414.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 540.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 304.8 pages/sec
Background blur 78.9 images/sec
Photo processing 148.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 46.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 1055 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4252
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
62139
Integer math 224.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 137.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 333M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 98.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 49.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 831.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 3073 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 61.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 8748 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
576.1

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 125.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 365.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.39 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-25 (Leandro Irgang)Cinebench 2026679 / 8943
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-25 (VikTOR)Cinebench 2024125 / 2213
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Gerard)Cinebench 2026627 / 8337
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-17 (RipePipe)Cinebench 2024118 / 1956
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-28 (Mirage_Tahmid)Cinebench 2024118 / 1966
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-28 (TonyJiffy)Cinebench 2024125 / 2185
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-21 (Bodzio89Rdk)Cinebench 2024116 / 1933
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-25 (GWarp)Cinebench 2024120 / 2077
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Specifications

Ryzen 9 7950X technical specifications

General

Vendor Amd
Released August 29, 2022
Type Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Raphael)
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Intel Equivalent - Intel Core i9 13900K
Successor - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16
P-Threads 32
Base Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16
Total Threads 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 45x
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

Package

Transistors 13.1 billions
Fabrication Process 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 230 W
Socket AM5
Peak Temperature 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking - 17th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz
Shading Units 128
TMUs 8
ROPs 4
Execution Units 2
TGP 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS
See also: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) – integrated graphics of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB
Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
ECC Support Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 7950X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28
Technologies
- Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

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Joe May 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Max. Memory Size 128 GB -> 192 GB
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Joe May 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Max. Memory Bandwidth 73.4 GB/s -> 83.2 GB/s
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Serhii May 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Joe, Official site says it got maximum 128 GB.
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Joe May 30, 2025 at 06:36 PM
Serhii, Thats because at the time the maximum DDR5 stick in the market was 32GB, so 4x32 GB = 128GB. They enabled 48GB stick support via a BIOS update, the max is now 192GB (4x 48GB), and soon to be 256GB as well (4x 64GB).
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Serhii May 31, 2025 at 07:01 AM
Joe, This specs from official site, mate :)
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Joe May 31, 2025 at 09:01 AM
Serhii, https://www.asrock.com/news/index.asp?iD=5201
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Joe June 13, 2025 at 07:03 PM
Serhii, And now it supports 256GB. https://www.msi.com/news/detail/MSI-Release-the-Latest-AMD-AGESA-Combo-PI-1-2-0-3e-BIOS--Supporting-all-64GBx4-DRAM-Chips-and-New-CPU-146587
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