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AMD Ryzen™ 9 9950X

AMD Ryzen™ 9 9950X, up to 5.70 GHz, 16 cores, 64.00 MB cache, 170.00 W TDP

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Cores Cores
16 Cores
16 Cores
Multitasking and productivity baseline
Max Boost Clock Boost Clock
5.7 GHz
5.70 GHz
Single-core burst performance reference
L3 Cache L3 / Cache
64 MB
64.00 MB
Cache size and access efficiency reference
TDP Power
170 W
170.00 W
Cooling and power planning reference
Specifications

Specifications

Key Specs

38 items
# of CPU Cores 16 Cores
# of Threads 32
AMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking Technology Yes
AMD Ryzen™ Master Support Yes
Base Clock 4.30 GHz
CPU Socket AM5
ECC Support Yes (Requires mobo support)
Family Ryzen
Form Factor Desktops,Boxed Processor
Former Codename Granite Ridge AM5
Gpu Cores 2
Gpu Frequency 2200.00 MHz
Gpu Name AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Instruction Set x86-64
L1 Cache 1280.00 KB
Launch Date 08/15/2024
Market Segment Enthusiast Desktop
Max Memory Speed 2x1R DDR5-5600 2x2R DDR5-5600 4x1R DDR5-3600 4x2R DDR5-3600
Max. Boost Clock 5.70 GHz
Max. Memory 256.00 GB
Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax) 95.00 °C
Memory Channels 2
Multithreading (SMT) Yes
Name AMD Ryzen™ 9 9950X
PCI Express® Version PCIe® 5.0
PCIe® Lanes 28 , 24
Processor Architecture Zen 5
Processor Technology for CPU Cores TSMC 4nm FinFET
Processor Technology for I/O Die TSMC 6nm FinFET
Series Ryzen 9000 Series
Supported Extensions AES,AMD-V,AVX,AVX2,AVX512,FMA3,MMX-plus,SHA,SSE,SSE2,SSE3,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,SSE4A,SSSE3,x86-64
Supporting Chipsets A620,X670E,X670,B650E,B650,X870E,X870,B840,B850
System Memory Subtype UDIMM
System Memory Type DDR5
TDP 170.00 W
Total L2 Cache 16.00 MB
Total L3 Cache 64.00 MB
Unlocked for Overclocking Yes
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FAQ

FAQ

How should the core and thread counts of Ryzen 9 9950X be understood, and do more cores help in games? What motherboard suits Ryzen 9 9950X, and how should power delivery, memory, and ports be balanced? What cooler does Ryzen 9 9950X need, and how do gaming and sustained all-core loads differ? How does Ryzen 9 9950X handle gaming, and how large is the gap versus cheaper models? Does a 256GB memory ceiling give the Ryzen 9 9950X a hard reason to be picked over smaller Ryzen 9s for AI?