AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3383 vs 2972
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26665 vs 13220

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs 5 Nov 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3383 vs 2972
PassMark - CPU mark	26665 vs 13220

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 69% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 11664 vs 6919

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11664 vs 6919

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3383

2972

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26665

13220

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6919

11664

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3383	2972
PassMark - CPU mark	26665	13220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6919	11664

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	5 Nov 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$799
OPN PIB	100-100000926WOF	100-100000059WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000926	100-000000059
Place in performance rating	544	524
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.9 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Transistor count	4150 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)