AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 9,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 3, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 25 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +8,1 % 344,3fps 374,6fps Multi-thread +7,2 % 145,8points 157,1points Single-thread +12,6 % 137,0points 156,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +8,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 21.219 points +0,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.332 points +0,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 57.239 points +3,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 428,1 fps +3,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 323,0 fps +9,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.660 points +0,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 413,6 fps +11,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 333,5 fps +11,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps 385,1 fps +9,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 437,8 fps +17,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +7,7 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 230.436 MIPS +11,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 33,0 s +9,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 611,0 s +11,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 53.488 KB/s +1,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 6.405 points +1,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 16.156 points +7,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 13.323 points +5,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 16.174 points +3,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 16.513 points +0,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 16.910 points +72,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 9.451 points +69,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 5.038 points +52,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 2.596 points +20,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 25.210 points +8,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 13.052 px/s +4,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 41.428 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 21.953 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +14,4 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 1.309 points +15,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 2.564 points +14,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 830,0 px/s +11,4 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.277 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.463 points

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 5
Codename	Raphael AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 9000
Release	September 27, 2022	August 15, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Cores / threads	16	16
Threads	32	32
Base clock	4.5 GHz	4.3 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
TDP / base power	170 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
System power idle	89 W	153.9 W
System power load	325 W	329.9 W
CPU package idle	35 W	60 W
CPU package load	219 W	196 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	58 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	77 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	5437 MHz
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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