AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 10,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +8,8 % 374,6fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +7,7 % 157,1points 145,8points Single-thread +14,4 % 156,8points 137,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 21.219 points 21.343 points +0,6 %

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +7,7 %

Individual results (17 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 13.052 px/s 12.516 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 1.309 points 1.130 points +15,8 %

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

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 830,0 px/s 745,0 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 9950X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 4
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 7000
Release	August 15, 2024	September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Cores / threads	16	16
Threads	32	32
Base clock	4.3 GHz	4.5 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 9950X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
TDP / base power	170 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 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 9950X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
System power idle	153.9 W	89 W
System power load	329.9 W	325 W
CPU package idle	60 W	35 W
CPU package load	196 W	219 W
Temperature idle	58 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	77 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	5437 MHz	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	n/a	5620 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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