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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD R9 7950X

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raphael series. It offers 16 cores based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (32 threads). The cores clock from 4.5 (base) up to 5.7 GHz (single core boost). The 7950X is the second fastest Ryzen at launch.

The Raphael series still uses a chiplet design with two CCD-clusters (each with 8 possible cores) in 5nm and an IO-die (including the memory controller and the Radeon Graphics iGPU) in 6nm.

Performance

The average 7950X in our database is in the same league as the Core i9-13900K, Ryzen 9 7945HX, Ryzen 9 7950X3D, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a super-fast chip, as of mid 2023.

The R9 7950X is rated at a TDP of 170 Watt and proved to be rather power-hungry in applications and games.

CodenameRaphael (Zen 4)
SeriesAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
Clock Rate4500 - 5700 MHz
Level 1 Cache1 MB
Level 2 Cache16 MB
Level 3 Cache64 MB
Number of Cores / Threads16 / 32
16 x 5.7 GHz AMD Zen 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)170 Watt
Transistor Count9900 Million
Manufacturing TechnologyCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm
Voltage Range0.650 - 1.475 V V
Die SizeCCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2
Max. Temperature95 °C
SocketAM5 (LGA1718)
FeaturesDDR5-5200 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 5, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
GPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date09/26/2022
Product Link (external)www.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
49.2 pt (82%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 114     avg: 119.3     median: 121 (68%)     max: 123 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 1514     avg: 1856     median: 1991 (37%)     max: 2063 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 25832     avg: 34133     median: 36523 (34%)     max: 38248 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1927     avg: 1995     median: 2000 (85%)     max: 2045 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 748     avg: 775     median: 777 (86%)     max: 795 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 10140     avg: 13338     median: 14241.5 (35%)     max: 14891 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 4203     avg: 5563     median: 5947.5 (38%)     max: 6236 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 306     avg: 316     median: 315.5 (89%)     max: 328 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 47.44     avg: 63.5     median: 68.6 (89%)     max: 69.26 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.63     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (88%)     max: 3.86 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8194     avg: 8436     median: 8448 (51%)     max: 8652 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 58702     avg: 68885     median: 72098 (52%)     max: 72641 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 109401     avg: 125744     median: 130289 (83%)     max: 137543 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 15549     avg: 15886     median: 15848 (19%)     max: 16260 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 30.427     avg: 34.7     median: 32.2 (0%)     max: 43.867 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 1.557     avg: 2     median: 2 (0%)     max: 2.423 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 15325     avg: 15726     median: 15614 (25%)     max: 16351 points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 120716     avg: 154226     median: 157038 (90%)     max: 161724 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 7617     avg: 8053     median: 8118 (96%)     max: 8365 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 200     avg: 253.9     median: 270.3 (90%)     max: 275 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 360.5     avg: 377.6     median: 381.3 (88%)     max: 387.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 30.3     avg: 41.6     median: 43.5 (76%)     max: 44.5 fps
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 2.2     avg: 2.7     median: 2.8 (82%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 3.1     avg: 4.2     median: 4.5 (77%)     max: 4.6 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 22     avg: 29.5     median: 31.6 (82%)     max: 32.9 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 128     avg: 137.8     median: 134 (2%)     max: 190 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 82     avg: 87.9     median: 86 (1%)     max: 118 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3682     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3984 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 18661     avg: 20944     median: 21063.5 (45%)     max: 22169 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 6.088     avg: 6.5     median: 6.5 (1%)     max: 6.834 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 13.291     avg: 14     median: 14 (1%)     max: 14.826 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 309.009     avg: 322     median: 317.7 (1%)     max: 343.848 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 90336     avg: 105612     median: 105860 (81%)     max: 107186 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 23510     avg: 34080     median: 35243 (88%)     max: 36767 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 78811     avg: 90412     median: 90770 (74%)     max: 100969 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 79100     avg: 90464     median: 90699.5 (74%)     max: 101249 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 81936     avg: 92519     median: 92950.5 (77%)     max: 101189 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 18195     avg: 26105     median: 26451 (67%)     max: 27047 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 29796     avg: 45175     median: 45892 (82%)     max: 47225 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8240     avg: 16497     median: 16972 (72%)     max: 17769 Points
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core
min: 2905     avg: 2979     median: 2972 (76%)     max: 3083 points
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
min: 16219     avg: 19688     median: 19810 (77%)     max: 21166 points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 2175     avg: 2244     median: 2175 (69%)     max: 3105 points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 12046     avg: 12726     median: 12046 (49%)     max: 21003 points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1990     avg: 2147     median: 2226 (87%)     max: 2311 points