AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Release Date: 2020/11

Specifications

Core Details

Cores 16

Threads 32

Clock Speeds

Base 3.4 GHz

Turbo 4.9 GHz

Other

TDP 105 W

Socket AMD Socket AM4

Price History

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CPU Description

Release & Generation

  • Released November 2020
  • Zen 3 (Vermeer), Ryzen 5000 Series
  • Flagship Zen 3 desktop processor; introduced new 8-core CCX design (doubled from Zen 2's 4-core blocks) allowing each core to access full L3 cache

Core Configuration & Speeds

  • 16 Performance-cores + 0 Efficiency-cores = 16 cores / 32 threads
  • 72 MB total cache (8 MB L2 + 64 MB L3)
  • Up to 4.9 GHz boost
  • 105W TDP

Memory Support

  • DDR4-3200 (up to 128 GB)

Socket

  • AM4; compatible with X570, B550, B450, and X470 motherboards

Variants

  • Ryzen 9 5950X: Standard unlocked model with no integrated graphics
  • No other variants of the 5950X were released (no X3D, XT, or other suffixed versions)

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