The time has arrived, and today AMD officially announced the 5000 Series. The new line tops off with the 16 core, 32 thread Ryzen 9 5950X. AMD is claiming the best single core performance, best gaming performance and more. A key announcement was a geomean +19% gain in IPC. That’s a substantial gain for a generational upgrade relative to recent history. We’ll need to wait roughly another month for more number, but these chips look promising. Only the Ryzen 5 5600X will come bundled with a cooler, but let’s be honest, if you’re picking up a high end chip you’re likely to pair it up with high end cooling anyway.
| Processor | Cores | Clock | Turbo | L3 Cache | TDP | MSRP |
| Ryzen 9 5950X | 16 | 3.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz | 64 MB | 105 W | $799 |
| Ryzen 9 5900X | 12 | 3.7 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 64 MB | 105 W | $549 |
| Ryzen 7 5800X | 8 | 3.8 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 32 MB | 105 W | $449 |
| Ryzen 5 5600X | 6 | 3.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 32 MB | 65 W | $299 |