Ryzen 9 5950X – Motherboard Review

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

November 30, 2020 by Stephen

Core counts of mainstream desktop processors have been increasing over the past few years. The big jump was with AMD’s Ryzen 3000 series were we saw not only a 12-core chip, but also a 16-core chip! Bringing 16 cores to the mainstream is just insane! It does however provide amazing multi-core performance you won’t find in other mainstream parts and will save you money from going to HEDT route. For those who might not need quad channel memory and more PCI-Express lanes a 16-core mainstream chip would make sense.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X & 5900X – Breaking 5GHz

November 27, 2020 by Stephen

The Ryzen 5000 series processors land at significantly higher recommended price points than the previous-gen models, and you’ll have to bring your own cooler. The price for entry on the low end is also higher than we’re accustomed to, not to mention that you’ll have to drop an extra $150 to move up from the six-core Ryzen 5 5600X to the eight-core Ryzen 7 3800X. At least 500-series motherboards are plentiful, and we now have B550 motherboards for budget platforms.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

November 24, 2020November 17, 2020 by Stephen

Traditionally, this was a task handled by HEDT systems in the past, but since the launch of Zen 2+ and the 3950X, AMD has brought the ability to the mainstream platforms and continues it with the Ryzen 9 5950X.

As many of you know, the Ryzen 9 5950X is a 2x CCD 1x IOD chiplet design, the full Zen 3. It offers 16 cores and 32 threads with SMT supporting a base clock of 3.4GHz and a boost clock of 4.9GHz. 64MB of L3 cache is shared across all cores with 24 PCIe 4.0 lanes for support.

AMD “Zen 3” Ryzen 5/7/9 Processors – Review Roundup

November 10, 2020November 5, 2020 by Stephen

Well, it’s November 5th, the day that the new “Zen 3” Ryzen processors are released to the masses. Numerous reviews of these new processors are popping up, and we’ll tack them on here throughout the day.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and 5950X @ Guru3D
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and 5900X @ Hot Hardware
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ ThinkComputers
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ TweakTown
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ TweakTown
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ ThinkComputers
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ TechPowerUp
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ TechPowerUp
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ TechPowerUp
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, 5900X, Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 5600X @ AnandTech
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and 5900X @ Tom’s Hardware
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 7 5800X @ Bit-Tech
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 5900X @ Hexus
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ KitGuru
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 9 5950X @ OC3D
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X & Ryzen 7 5800X @ Vortez
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ PC Magazine
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ PC Magazine
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X & Ryzen 9 5900X @ eTeknix
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X @ TechSpot
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ Guru3D
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ Guru3D

Ryzen 7 5800X, Ryzen 9 5950X CPU-Z Scores?

October 29, 2020October 27, 2020 by Stephen

The results have appeared simultaneously at two different forums. AMD flagship Ryzen 9 5950X, which is a 16-core and 32-thread CPU has allegedly scored 690.2 points in a single-threaded benchmark and 13306.5 points in multi-threaded. For comparison, the Intel Core i9-10900K, which is an 10-core CPU scores 584 and 7389 points respectively.

Meanwhile, the 8-core Ryzen 7 5800X has allegedly scored 650 single-core and 6593 points in a multi-threaded benchmark.

Ryzen 9 5950X, Ryzen 9 5900X Benchmarked Too

October 21, 2020 by Stephen

In the Geekbench 5 tests, both the Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 5900X’s clock speeds oscillated between 4.9 GHz and 5 GHz. The Ryzen 9 5950X peaked at 4.987 GHz, and the Ryzen 9 5900X got to 4.947 GHz. Both Zen 3 chips were just a few megahertz shy of 5 GHz. The conditions of either benchmark run are unknown. It’s plausible that the processors were leveraging AMD’s Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) technology, an automated overclocking feature that pushes the processor beyond its specifications to supply higher performance. In any event, it’s still impressive to see 16 cores almost operating at 5 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Benchmarks Leak?

October 19, 2020October 17, 2020 by Stephen

Being the flagship of the Zen 3 family, the Ryzen 9 5950X is nothing short of impressive. The 7nm chip features a 16-core, 32-thread configuration with 64MB of L3 cache, a 3.4 GHz base clock and boost up to 4.9 GHz. At first glance, the Ryzen 9 5950X doesn’t look too different when compared to the current Ryzen 9 3950X.

AMD “Zen 3” – 5950X, 5900X, 5800X & 5600X Hit November 5th

October 19, 2020October 8, 2020 by Stephen

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

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