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16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

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12 Cores, 24 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 23,295 user samples
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6,783 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 90% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 4th / 1276
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
16,512 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 92% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Poor: 92% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 1st / 1276
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		101 % 102 % +1%
Average Score 
+0%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88.3 Pts 89.2 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 		159 Pts 160 Pts +1%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 		316 Pts 318 Pts +1%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 		608 Pts 610 Pts +0%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 		1194 Pts +1% 1184 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+0%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96 Pts +0% 95.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Mixed Speed 		170 Pts +1% 168 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Mixed Speed 		336 Pts +0% 335 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Mixed Speed 		650 Pts 653 Pts +0%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Mixed Speed 		1277 Pts +1% 1267 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+44%
Market Share
Based on 38,909,431 CPUs tested.
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.34 % 0.78 % Hugely higher market share.
+129%
Value
Value For Money 		67.5 % 76 % Better value.
+13%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		65 % 66 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$1,200 $800 Much cheaper.
+33%
Nice To Haves 
+13%
Age
Newest 		2 Months 2 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		105 Watts 105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		16 cores Much higher core count.
+33% 		12 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		32 threads Much higher thread count.
+33% 		24 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm 7 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.4 GHz 3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.9 GHz +2% 4.8 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed 		3364 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+32% 		2557 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 		2912 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+23% 		2362 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen3 Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 101%
Average Bench 102%
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The 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen 9 5950X is an impressive workhorse. It sits at the top of AMD’s latest Zen 3 based, 5000 series of CPUs and sends a clear message that AMD can beat Intel in terms of raw performance and core count. The 5950X has a boost clock speed of up to 4.9 GHz, a massive 72 MB cache and a TDP rating of 105W. Despite the clear “gaming” focus of AMD’s 5000 series launch marketing, the 5950X does not efficiently leverage all its 16 cores in gaming (as demonstrated by similar effective speed scores compared to the 12-core 5900X, 8-core 5800X and 6-core 5600X.) 16 cores are only suitable for professional use cases that have CPU processing needs which cannot be more efficiently met by a GPU or other dedicated hardware. There is no Intel equivalent with this number of cores, and the 5950X’s uniqueness is reflected in its $799 USD price tag, 45% more expensive than the 5900X. Gamers will get far higher FPS per dollar by allocating a higher proportion of their budget towards a better GPU rather than blowing $799 USD on the 5950X. Professional users that plan to use 32 concurrent threads at 100% load will find value in the 5950X. On the other hand, workstation users that rarely exceed 20 concurrent threads at 100% should consider the 10850K for around half the money. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 9 5900X is second in AMD’s line-up of new Zen 3 based CPUs. The 12-core hyper-threaded processor has base/boost clock speeds of 3.7/4.8 GHz, a 70 MB cache and a TDP of 105W. The 5900X took center stage in the 5000 series launch presentation where AMD gunned for Intel’s “best gaming CPU” crown. They showed the 5900X as being 26% better for gaming than the previous generation’s Ryzen 9 3900XT, attributing this to the new architecture’s faster single core speeds and lower latency. AMD also stated that the 5900X achieves, on average, 6.8% faster gaming performance than Intel’s 10-core i9-10900K. The details around AMD’s testing were not disclosed but it is safe to assume that 6.8% is the highest average lead that AMD are willing to stand by. Our benchmarks show that the 5900X’s slightly faster cores and the 10900K’s slightly lower memory latency balance out to yield similar performance. Whilst presenting their figures, AMD admitted that their 3000 series CPUs were far from “best for gaming” and conceded that the 10900K is approximately 19% faster than the 3900XT (our effective speed marks the gap at just 14%). Despite this clear performance deficiency, AMD supported 3000 series sales with an aggressive and successful marketing campaign to easily outsell Intel over the last 12 months. Given the real performance uplift observed in the 5000 series, and the absence of any meaningful marketing from Intel, we expect CPU sales to shift even further in AMD’s favour. Gamers that do not wish to pay “marketing fees” should investigate Intel’s $190 USD i5-9600K, the saved $370 USD would be far better spent on a higher tier GPU. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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