Ryzen 9 5950X
The Ryzen 9 5950X is AMD’s 16-core, 32-thread processor for the AM4 platform, built on the Zen 3 architecture. Below you’ll find its full spec sheet with gaming and productivity benchmarks, plus every retailer’s current price.
Prices update regularly and may differ at the retailer. This page contains affiliate links.
Gaming performance
CPU-bound gaming score: a 1080p rating normalized so the fastest gaming CPU we track = 100. Productivity scores are in the Benchmarks section below.
Gaming scores are normalised performance indexes derived from Tom’s Hardware’s published CPU gaming benchmarks. Performance per dollar is our own calculation on top of that data.
1080p Gaming
The Ryzen 9 5950X scores 51.6 on our 0–100 CPU gaming scale, tested at 1080p where the processor, not the graphics card, sets the frame rate. At 1440p and 4K the gap between CPUs shrinks as the GPU takes over.
Performance-per-dollar rank among all CPUs with live pricing
Gaming value
#148
of 181
Productivity value
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Benchmarks
Standardized productivity scores for this chip, each compared to the fastest CPU we track and linked to its source. Multi-core tracks heavy parallel work like rendering and encoding; single-core tracks everyday responsiveness.
Multi-core
Single-core
Where to buy the Ryzen 9 5950X
Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.
| Retailer | Availability | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newegg | In stock | $317.70 |  |
The Ryzen 9 5950X starts from $317.70 across 1 retailer. Prices update daily from live stock.
Complete the build
The cheapest in-stock parts that actually fit the Ryzen 9 5950X — matched on socket and power delivery using the same rules as our PC Builder, priced live.
The most affordable AM4 board in stock that is wired to feed the Ryzen 9 5950X at full power. It takes DDR4 memory.
The Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't include a cooler, so you'll need to add one. This is the cheapest air cooler in stock that fits AM4 and handles its heat.
Contains affiliate links. Prices update regularly and may differ at the retailer.
Specifications
Cores & Clocks
- Cores / Threads
- 16 / 32
- P-cores
- 16
- E-cores
- 0
- Base clock
- 3.4 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.9 GHz
- Architecture
- Zen 3
Cache & Process
- L3 cache
- 64 MB
- L2 cache
- 8 MB
- Process node
- TSMC N7
- Released
- 2020-11-05
Memory & Platform
- Socket
- AM4
- Memory channels
- 2
- Max memory
- 128 GB
- Memory support
- DDR4, 3200
- Chipsets
- "X570, X470, B550, B450, A520"
- PCIe
- PCIe 4.0
- ECC support
- Yes
Power & Extras
- TDP
- 105W
- Max power
- 142W
- Integrated graphics
- None
- MSRP
- $799.00
The Ryzen 9 5950X pairs 16 cores with 64 MB of L3 cache on the TSMC N7 process. Compare the Ryzen 9 5950X against the full CPU lineup on the full processor rankings, or build a compatible system around it with the PC Builder.
How the Ryzen 9 5950X compares
Similar CPUs worth a look, based on live prices and 1080p gaming performance. Open a card for its full spec sheet, or a head-to-head for the side-by-side benchmark and price breakdown.
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