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Brand AMD
CPU Manufacturer AMD
CPU Model Ryzen 9
CPU Speed 4.9 GHz
CPU Socket Socket AM4

About this item

  • The best processor for gamers meets the best processor for creators, with 16 cores and 32 processing threads
  • Can deliver elite 100 plus FPS performance in the world's most popular games
  • Cooler not included, liquid cooler recommended
  • 4.9 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 72 MB of cache, DDR-3200 support
  • For the advanced Socket AM4 platform, can support PCIe 4.0 on X570 and B550 motherboards

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Be unstoppable with the unprecedented speed of the world’s best desktop processors. AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series processors deliver the ultimate in high performance, whether you’re playing the latest games, designing the next skyscraper or crunching scientific data. With AMD Ryzen™, you’re always in the lead.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
4,191 global ratings

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Customers like the quality, value, and gaming of the computer processor. They mention that it works as intended, is powerful for multithreaded applications, and is worth the money. They appreciate the ease of installation, and smoothness. Opinions are mixed on performance and temperature.

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125 customers mention "Quality"107 positive18 negative

Customers like the quality of the computer processor. They mention it's a great product, works as intended at stock speed, and has excellent gaming performance. They also say it'll be a powerful processor for multithreaded applications such as video/audio encoding and editing. Customers also say the system is now visibly faster and the chip is fast.

"...Arrived quickly and was easy to install. Did not come with thermal paste so make sure to get your own...." Read more

"It's a pretty good CPU with an astonishing performance" Read more

"...Big performance boost over the 1800x, extendeing the life of the platform for another 3-4 years, very happy with my purchase." Read more

"this thing is fast without overclocking at all." Read more

31 customers mention "Value"23 positive8 negative

Customers like the value of the computer processor. For example, they mention it's powerful for the price, and a nice budget threadripper. Some say it'll be worth the effort and waiting.

"Upgraded from a Ryzen 7 8 core to this and the improvement in my game was immediately visible. Arrived quickly and was easy to install...." Read more

"...Pros: The 5950X is powerful if the application can take advantage of all the cores/threads...." Read more

"...gaming, streaming, multitasking, and content creation for me plus great price as of this review...." Read more

"...will cost a few hundred dollars more because the supporting components are a lot more expensive." Read more

14 customers mention "Gaming"14 positive0 negative

Customers find the computer processor fantastic for gaming, perfect for content creation, and streaming. They say it strikes the right balance between gaming and content creation. Some mention it's perfect for their gamer teen and can be used for software development and 3D rendering.

"...do alot for work on the computer, this processor gives me both, great gaming and it can push a workload." Read more

"...Gaming is top notch as well making this processor “ jack of all trade” ...." Read more

"Best AMD CPU for Gaming right now, plus content creation beast, with PciExpress 4.0 support...." Read more

"...Gaming is no problem. 4.7-4.9Ghz easy.Video editing is super smooth and everything loads quickly." Read more

9 customers mention "Ease of installation"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the computer processor easy to install and integrate into very fast systems. They also say it runs like a champ for genome assembly and editing/processing is a breeze.

"...Arrived quickly and was easy to install. Did not come with thermal paste so make sure to get your own...." Read more

"...Games are running buttery smooth at 1080p and editing/processing is a breeze. It chews through so much and has yet to complain at all...." Read more

"...It came cleanly in the packaging and was extremely easy to install...." Read more

"...AMD has created a superior product that is easy to integrate into very fast systems. Everything goes faster with the Ryzen 9 series CPUs...." Read more

7 customers mention "Smoothness"7 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the smoothness of the computer processor. They mention that it has no stutters or bottlenecks, and that games are running buttery smooth. They also say that video editing is super smooth and everything loads quickly.

"AMD CPUs are fantastic. Purchase went smooth. Shipping as expected. I will definitely order another AMD CPU from this same place again...." Read more

"...Gaming is no problem. 4.7-4.9Ghz easy.Video editing is super smooth and everything loads quickly." Read more

"...This has been a champ for all my wants and needs. Games are running buttery smooth at 1080p and editing/processing is a breeze...." Read more

"...CPU, after the upgrade, my PC is alot more responsive and games are smoother, sometimes in specific locations in games there was just a bit of..." Read more

6 customers mention "Multitasking"6 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the multitasking capabilities of the processor. They mention that it completes all single-threaded tasks approximately 25% faster, and has no problem multitask with it. They also say that it can push a workload and run multiple VMs at the same time.

"...This is a major performance boost in gaming, streaming, multitasking, and content creation for me plus great price as of this review...." Read more

"...the computer, this processor gives me both, great gaming and it can push a workload." Read more

"...it runs slightly cooler, has a much higher burst, completes all single-threaded tasks approximately 25% faster, and completes all well-threaded..." Read more

"...a little warm for my taste but still a powerful CPU the amount of processes ran are nuts, overall a great CPU.10/10 would recommend" Read more

68 customers mention "Performance"40 positive28 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the computer processor. Some mention that it performs very well, is unmatched, and works great in their MSI motherboard. However, others say that it failed after 6 hours, has constant crashes, and is unable to run at 4000MHz due to random defects.

"It's a pretty good CPU with an astonishing performance" Read more

"...Cons: Even though rated at only 105 watts, it definitely draws plenty of power under load...." Read more

"New processor works great in my MSI motherboard. MEG X570 Godlike" Read more

"...got another somewhere else and the performance is perfect" Read more

48 customers mention "Temperature"19 positive29 negative

Customers are mixed about the temperature of the computer processor. Some mention that it runs a lot cooler than the 3900X, while others say that it does run hot and requires excellent cooling. It is prone to temperature spikes and needs to be water-cooled.

"...Arrived quickly and was easy to install. Did not come with thermal paste so make sure to get your own...." Read more

"...What is more amazing is that the 5950X runs a lot cooler than the 3900X. The 5950X peaks at 80 degrees C but averages 72 degrees...." Read more

"...runs a bit hot without the overclocking but if you need all the cores are plan to push your system to the limit while having things run in the..." Read more

"...Using a Noctua NH-D15 air cooler temps are good...." Read more

16 cores 32 threads is no joke
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16 cores 32 threads is no joke
Saved me a lot of time for video exporting. Time is money.
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Gunnichai Gaming
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for gaming and streaming
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024
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Upgraded from a Ryzen 7 8 core to this and the improvement in my game was immediately visible. Arrived quickly and was easy to install. Did not come with thermal paste so make sure to get your own. Was able to use with my motherboard with an easy update to the BIOs. Great quality and excited for the future with the powerful CPU.
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Diegos
5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2024
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It's a pretty good CPU with an astonishing performance
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Jason Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Good upgrade for those on X370
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
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I bought this as an upgrade for an 1800x, dropped straight into my Asus X370 motherboard, and just worked out of the box. Big performance boost over the 1800x, extendeing the life of the platform for another 3-4 years, very happy with my purchase.
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Rufino Sanchez
5.0 out of 5 stars Fair enough
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2024
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I do use this primarily for gaming and content creation, I wouldnt recommend this for the casual gamer but using it to help run OBS and game on the more CPU hungry games has definitely helped with performance!

runs a bit hot without the overclocking but if you need all the cores are plan to push your system to the limit while having things run in the background its a good buy.
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0v3rk1ll
5.0 out of 5 stars Best cpu ever had.
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2024
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this thing is fast without overclocking at all.
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Chen
5.0 out of 5 stars 16 cores 32 threads is no joke
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024
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Saved me a lot of time for video exporting. Time is money.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 16 cores 32 threads is no joke
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Saved me a lot of time for video exporting. Time is money.
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Jon96789
5.0 out of 5 stars This CPU is smokin' fast!
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2021
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My current PC came with a 12-core AMD 3900X with a base speed of 3.8 GHz and max clock speed of 4.6 GHz. This new 5950X has a base clock speed of 3.4 GHZ and max rated speed of 4.9 GHz.

The 5950X replaced the 3900X using the same motherboard, case and cooler. The 5950X runs faster, peaking at 5 GHz but usually averages at 4.45 GHz. my old 3900X would peak at 4.2 GHz and average at 3.9 GHz. What is more amazing is that the 5950X runs a lot cooler than the 3900X. The 5950X peaks at 80 degrees C but averages 72 degrees. My old 3900X peaked at 95 degrees and averaged at 85 degrees. Add the fact that the 5950X draws less power than the 3900X to boot! You can even reduce power consumption by going into Power Options in Control Panel and select Power Saver mode. It will drop the idle CPU speed from 3.5 GHz to 1.7 GHz. But you must revert to AMD Ryzen High Performance or Balanced profiles for the CPU to perform at peak speed and the Power Saver mode throttles the CPU under most cases. Power Saver mode will drop the idle temps from 50+ degrees down to 35-40 degrees.

I use my PC for rendering videos. Unfortunately, the software I use does not scale too well with additional cores, but it still makes a difference. What used to take 45 minutes now takes about 35 minutes, so about a 20% increase in speed. Other than rendering, there is not much difference with the new CPU as the 3900X is pretty fast as it is.

The big question is whether the 5950X is worth the additional $250 over the 12-core 5900X. If you are using software that takes advantage of the additional four cores, then yes. But for most people, the 12-core 5900X will suit them perfectly, as the 5950X is only about 10-15% faster than the 5900X but at a bump of 30% in price. The 5900X is a better value than the 5950X. It would be interesting to see what AMD will do now since the new Intel 12900K CPU outperforms the AMD at a $150 lower price.

But the Intel requires a new motherboard (and the boards are quite expensive), new DDR5 memory (which is REAL expensive) and a heavy-duty cooler since the Intel draws nearly double the power than the AMD and generates a lot more heat, hitting 95 degrees easily. All this means that the Intel, while a cheaper CPU, will cost a few hundred dollars more because the supporting components are a lot more expensive.
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Diego
5.0 out of 5 stars Aboslute beast of powerhouse
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2024
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Still rocking in 2024 without a single issue for renders and gaming.
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Kris
5.0 out of 5 stars Good cpu
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2024
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This is a discrete cpu and will need a graphics card for any video output. Built a barebones mining machine and had to buy separate video card for bios settings. Performs great.
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naftaly
5.0 out of 5 stars Poderoso!!
Reviewed in Brazil on June 26, 2024
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Atenção, comprem um bom water cooler, muito poderoso esse processador, recomendo
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Carlos
5.0 out of 5 stars Bueno
Reviewed in Mexico on April 14, 2024
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Llego en excelente estado y sellado sin ningún problema físico.
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sebastian_beck95
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr gute Allround CPU
Reviewed in Germany on March 8, 2024
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Der AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, ein 16-Kern, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop-Prozessor, hat sich als eine beeindruckende Komponente in meinem PC-Setup erwiesen. Die Leistung dieses Prozessors ist außergewöhnlich, besonders bei anspruchsvollen Anwendungen und Spielen. Mit einer maximalen Taktrate von bis zu 4.9GHz bietet der Ryzen 9 5950X eine schnelle und reibungslose Leistung, die auch unter Last stabil bleibt.

Ein bedeutender Vorteil dieses Prozessors ist seine Fähigkeit, Multitasking-Aufgaben mühelos zu bewältigen. Egal ob es um Gaming, Videobearbeitung, 3D-Rendering oder andere rechenintensive Anwendungen geht, der Ryzen 9 5950X meistert diese Herausforderungen mit Leichtigkeit. Diese Performance macht ihn ideal für Profis und Enthusiasten, die eine hohe Rechenleistung benötigen.

Die Kombination aus hoher Kernanzahl und der fortschrittlichen Architektur von AMD ermöglicht nicht nur eine herausragende Performance, sondern auch eine effiziente Energieverwaltung. Trotz der hohen Leistungsfähigkeit bleibt der Prozessor überraschend kühl, was auf ein ausgeklügeltes thermisches Design hinweist.

Insgesamt übertrifft der AMD Ryzen 9 5950X die Erwartungen in fast jeder Hinsicht. Er bietet eine exzellente Balance zwischen Leistung, Effizienz und Preis. Für Nutzer, die nach einem leistungsstarken Prozessor für anspruchsvolle Aufgaben suchen, ist der Ryzen 9 5950X eine hervorragende Wahl. Daher vergebe ich 5 von 5 Sternen.
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sebastian_beck95
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr gute Allround CPU
Reviewed in Germany on March 8, 2024
Der AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, ein 16-Kern, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop-Prozessor, hat sich als eine beeindruckende Komponente in meinem PC-Setup erwiesen. Die Leistung dieses Prozessors ist außergewöhnlich, besonders bei anspruchsvollen Anwendungen und Spielen. Mit einer maximalen Taktrate von bis zu 4.9GHz bietet der Ryzen 9 5950X eine schnelle und reibungslose Leistung, die auch unter Last stabil bleibt.

Ein bedeutender Vorteil dieses Prozessors ist seine Fähigkeit, Multitasking-Aufgaben mühelos zu bewältigen. Egal ob es um Gaming, Videobearbeitung, 3D-Rendering oder andere rechenintensive Anwendungen geht, der Ryzen 9 5950X meistert diese Herausforderungen mit Leichtigkeit. Diese Performance macht ihn ideal für Profis und Enthusiasten, die eine hohe Rechenleistung benötigen.

Die Kombination aus hoher Kernanzahl und der fortschrittlichen Architektur von AMD ermöglicht nicht nur eine herausragende Performance, sondern auch eine effiziente Energieverwaltung. Trotz der hohen Leistungsfähigkeit bleibt der Prozessor überraschend kühl, was auf ein ausgeklügeltes thermisches Design hinweist.

Insgesamt übertrifft der AMD Ryzen 9 5950X die Erwartungen in fast jeder Hinsicht. Er bietet eine exzellente Balance zwischen Leistung, Effizienz und Preis. Für Nutzer, die nach einem leistungsstarken Prozessor für anspruchsvolle Aufgaben suchen, ist der Ryzen 9 5950X eine hervorragende Wahl. Daher vergebe ich 5 von 5 Sternen.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Performance is ultimate.
Reviewed in India on April 5, 2023
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Price is fluctuating a lot. 44k to 52k. I bought it. After updation now I am interested to sell my old processor (AMD R5 3600).
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