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Ryzen 9 7950X Benchmarks

Every benchmark we ran on the Ryzen 9 7950X: gaming fps at 720p, single- and multi-thread applications, power draw, temperatures and specs compared with other CPUs.

Cores / threads16 / 32
Max boost clock5.7 GHz
TDP / base power170 W
SocketAM5
ArchitectureZen 4
ReleaseSeptember 27, 2022

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

Index (100 = fastest CPU tested)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) Rank 11/27 344,3fps 78 % of the leader Multi-thread Rank 3/27 145,8points 93 % of the leader Single-thread Rank 10/27 137,0points 86 % of the leader

Benchmarks

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Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Rank 11/27

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points #4/27 94 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 22.620 points

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points #19/27 51 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 12.410 points

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points #8/27 85 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 64.725 points

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps #8/27 85 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 484,1 fps

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps #10/27 72 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 409,0 fps

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points #17/27 98 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) with 23.904 points

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps #15/27 83 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 447,7 fps

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps #16/27 71 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 419,7 fps

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps #17/22 60 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 589,9 fps

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps #17/24 75 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D with 494,8 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 3/27

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS #2/27 90 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 230.436 MIPS

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s #2/27 92 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 33,0 s

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s #4/27 90 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 610,0 s

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s #3/27 96 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 56.061 KB/s

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points #5/27 98 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 6.437 points

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points #6/27 90 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 16.675 points

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points #6/27 89 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 14.332 points

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points #15/27 65 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 24.267 points

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points #5/27 87 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 19.042 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points #12/27 58 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16.910 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points #19/27 57 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 9.770 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points #24/27 63 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 5.274 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points #13/27 79 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 2.733 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points #7/27 86 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 27.139 points

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s #6/27 82 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 15.289 px/s

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 10/27

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points #12/27 81 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 1.397 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points #9/27 87 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 2.564 points

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s #11/27 79 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) with 938,0 px/s

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

Architecture: Zen 4
Codename: Raphael AM5
Series: Ryzen 7000
Release: September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier: Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

Cores / threads: 16
Threads: 32
Base clock: 4.5 GHz
Max boost clock: 5.7 GHz
L2 cache: 16 MB
L3 cache: 64 MB

Power and manufacturing

TDP / base power: 170 W
Process: TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax): 95 °C

Platform and connectivity

Socket: AM5
Memory: DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels: 2
PCI Express: PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics: AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

System power idle: 89 W
System power load: 325 W
CPU package idle: 35 W
CPU package load: 219 W
Temperature idle: 31 °C
Temperature load: 92.8 °C
Highest measured clock: 5745 MHz
Avg clock in games: 5620 MHz

Test system

Motherboard: BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory: Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler: DeepCool LS720
Operating system: Windows 11 21H2
Settings: DDR5-6400

Manufacturer specs from www.amd.com

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