AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core Zen 3 Desktop CPU Reviewed by SiSoftware

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X CPU which features the Zen 3 architecture and 16 cores has also been reviewed by SiSoftware. The application maker's have already given us a glimpse of the Ryzen 7 5800X and the Ryzen five 5600X in their reviews posted yesterday and at present they have posted the Ryzen nine 5950X review.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Cadre Zen iii Desktop CPU Reviewed, Up To 24% Faster Than Its Zen 2 Based Predecessor

According to SiSoftware themselves, both AMD Ryzen 5000 Desktop CPUs were tested on an X570 test bed with the latest BIOS installed from the specific manufacturer. The review highlights some of the key differences betwixt Zen three and Zen two processors and evaluates the processors through their own test suite which is quite comprehensive.

The tests include arithmetic, SIMD and too the cryptography performance. Before we become into the test results, let's have a look at the specs & how Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 Desktop CPUs compare to their predecessors in terms of features.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X "Zen 3" Desktop CPU - 16 Cores / 32 Threads Up To 4.9 GHz For $799 US

AMD announced the Ryzen 9 series which is made upwards of the Ryzen 9 5950X. The Ryzen 9 5950X is the flagship 16 core part which is aimed at users enervating heavy multi-threading performance on AM4 sockets.

The chip has a total enshroud of 72 MB and a TDP of 105W. The chip features a boost clock of up to 4.9 GHz boost which when put together is only stunning for a 16 cadre function. The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is going to cost $799 United states and volition be available on the 5th of November like the residuum of the lineup.

AMD Ryzen 5000 Series "Vermeer" & Ryzen 4000 'Renoir-X' CPU Lineup

CPU Name	Architecture	Cores/Threads	Base of operations Clock	Boost Clock	Cache (L2+L3)	PCIe Lanes (Gen four CPU+PCH)	TDP	Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	7nm Zen iii	xvi/32	3.4 GHz	4.9 GHz	72 MB	24 + 16	105W	$799 US
AMD Ryzen nine 5900X	7nm Zen 3	12/24	three.7 GHz	four.8 GHz	70 MB	24 + 16	105W	$549 US
AMD Ryzen nine 5900	7nm Zen three	12/24	3.0 GHz	4.vii GHz	64 MB	24 + sixteen	65W	$499 US?
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	7nm Zen three	8/16	3.4 GHz	four.five GHz	64 MB + 32 MB	24 + 16	105W	TBD
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	7nm Zen 3	8/16	3.8 GHz	4.7 GHz	36 MB	24 + 16	105W	$449 U.s.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800	7nm Zen 3	8/16	3.iv GHz	four.6 GHz	32 MB	24 + 16	65W	$399 Usa?
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	7nm Zen three	6/12	3.seven GHz	four.half-dozen GHz	35 MB	24 + sixteen	65W	$299 US
AMD Ryzen 7 4700	7nm Zen ii	8/16	iii.6 GHz	4.4 GHz	12 MB	TBA (Gen 3)	65W	TBD
AMD Ryzen 5 4600	7nm Zen ii	6/12	three.6 GHz	four.i GHz	11 MB	TBA (Gen 3)	65W	TBD
AMD Ryzen three 4300	7nm Zen two	iv/eight	3.8 GHz	four.0 GHz	6 MB	TBA (Gen three)	65W	TBD

Some of the main features that were highlighted past AMD for its Ryzen 5000 Zen 3 processors volition include:

Claim +19% IPC overall improvement vs. ZEN2
College base and turbo clocks ~five%
Still congenital effectually "chiplets" CCX ("core complexes") but at present of 8C/16T and 32MB L3 cache (still 7nm)
Same primal I/O hub with retentivity controller(s) and PCIe four.0 bridges connected through IF ("Infinity Fabric") (12nm)
ii chiplets on desktop platform thus upwards to 2x 8C (16C/32T 5950X)
L3 is the same 64MB on 5950X but 2x 32MB non 4x 16MB (non fully unified though unlike 8-core and less versions)
20 PCIe four.0 lanes
2x DDR4 retention controllers upward to 3200Mt/southward official (4266Mt/s max)

Micro-architecturally there are more changes that should improve performance and security:

Control Flow Integrity eXtensions (CFX) & Shadow Stacks (SSX)
Multi-Fundamental Memory Encryption, due east.chiliad. individually encrypted VM memory
Inter-core latencies reduced through shared L3 (8C and less); no more trips to memory to share data
AMD processors have thankfully non been afflicted past nearly of the vulnerabilities bar 2 (BTI/"Spectre", SSB/"Spectre v4″) that have now been addressed in hardware.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X xvi Cadre Desktop CPU Benchmarks

Coming to the test results, SiSoftware measured up to 24% operation uplift for the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X over its predecessor, the Ryzen nine 3950X and gave it a score of 10/10. SiSoftware terms AMDs Ryzen 9 5950X every bit the top of compute performance on the desktop and says that even with its AVX-512 support, Intel simply cannot beat AMD'southward Ryzen 5000 desktop processors. It is too stated that the Ryzen 9 5950X is such a high-end CPU that the DDR4 (dual-channel) interface but doesn't cuts out for it and is definitely in need of a higher aqueduct interface or DDR5 support which volition be offering higher bandwidth to feed the insane amount of cores this mainstream CPU has to offer.

AMD Ryzen nine 5950X 16 Cadre "Zen iii" Desktop CPU Exam Results:

SiSoftware Review Conclusion: Unlike the viii-core and less Zen3 designs with unified L3 cache, the 12/16C Zen3 (e.1000. 59XX range) nevertheless has separate L3 caches but at present one for 8-cores not 4. Thus nosotros thought it will improve a fleck over Zen2 (16C) but not buy much. But it nonetheless manages to exist a whopping 24% faster across all benchmarks.

This is the peak of compute performance on the desktop – all all the same on the old AM4 socket (with a BIOS update) – without spending serious coin on work-station/HEDT kit. Not that the 5950X (like the 3950X before it) is "cheap" but considering what HEDT platform costs (e.g. ThreadRipper, Intel'south 2011 socket, etc.) it is good value. The 5950X is so powerful that even AVX512 Intel high-finish CPUs cannot shell information technology – and even old ThreadRippers (east.g. 1950X, 2990X) are browbeaten in compute tasks.

DDR5 cannot come soon enough – only that will require a new platform (AM5 socket). Such high-end CPU should also be ideally paired with a good mainboard (due east.grand. X570) with PCIe4 as here it is likely to make a difference – once more feeding all those cores.

If you accept the coin and the need for superlative-end compute performance and somehow cannot beget HEDT platform then this is the best you tin can become by a long shot. Best in class.

via SiSoftware

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X will exist making its formal debut in the retail segment on fifth of Nov for a price of $799 United states of america. For the Ryzen nine 5950X, the16 core is astounding in performance and it is recommended to pre-order and buy one equally soon as possible since the site claims that at that place will be reduced stock at launch and due to increased demand from OEMs, the prices for the chips are likely to increment presently after launch on 5th of December.

Which AMD Ryzen 5000 Desktop CPU are you most excited about?