Testseek.com have collected 110 expert reviews of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4GHz Socket AM4 and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4GHz Socket AM4.
November 2020
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110 Reviews
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130 Reviews
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The editors liked
HEDT-like performance
Large performance increase over previous generation
Huge IPC gains
Gaming performance improved
Unbeatable application performance
Compatible with existing AM4 motherboards
Greatly improved low-threaded performance
Multiplier u
16-cores and 32-threads on mainstream
The ZEN 3 architecture brings with it a lot of improvements
Still on the AM4 socket
Ryzen Master software
16 cores and 32 threads – chews away what ever task you throw at it
105W TDP – Excellent Thermal efficiency
Easy over-clocking / management with Ryzen Master tool
Compatible with B450
B550
X470 and X570 Chipset based motherboards
Stellar productivity performance for the price
Low TDP
Strong gaming results across multiple titles
Outperforms competing Intel HEDT options
16 cores / 32 threads
Amazing performance
Unlocked for overclocking
PCIe 4.0
Zen 3 architecture with 105W TDP
Fantastic multi-threaded performance
Eco mode has huge potential
Massive boost in single-threaded speed
The editors didn't like
High price
Multi-CCD design costs some performance
Slightly limited by power/TDP
CPU cooler not included
No integrated graphics
Availability
Expensive
Supply is limited
Could be an overkill for most consumers
Price creep sets in above 12 cores for most users
Game frame rates for lightly threaded titles are so-so
Published: 2020-11-10, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
Are you exctied by things like 4K gaming and/or high refresh rates, streaming on Twitch, making fun YouTube videos, and excessive multi-tasking? Then the Ryzen 7 5800X is going to tick all the right boxes for you. It's one of the strongest all-round CPU p...
Abstract: Most of AMD's recent resurgence can be directly attributed to the success of the Zen CPU microarchitecture that's now successfully ensconced in mobile, desktop and server processors. Clean-sheet Zen arrived in March 2017, a second-generation design grab...
Abstract: AMD is today ushering in a new family of desktop Ryzen processors that promise best-in-class gaming alongside impressive single- and multi-thread performance in a wide range of applications. Known as Ryzen 5000 Series and built on the all-new Zen 3 archit...
Published: 2020-11-05, Author: Luke , review by: kitguru.net
Excellent performance in a variety of workloads – multi-threaded productivity, lightly threaded tasks, and high refresh rate gaming, Impressive boost clock speeds up to 5GHz, Strong gains from PBO and manual overclocking, Excellent thermal performance wit
Stock all-core clock speeds not improved versus Ryzen 9 3950X, More expensive than its predecessor but justified with higher performance,
Performance from the new Zen 3 AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core processor is highly impressive. The architectural improvements of Zen 3, in the form of the new 8-core, 32MB CCX and under-the-hood latency enhancements have really delivered in a variety of workloa...
The AMD "Vermeer" Ryzen 5000 processors bring a sizeable IPC improvement gen-on-gen, Great gaming performance versus competing processors, Existing X570, A520 and B550 motherboards will support the new Zen3 Ryzen 5000 processors after a BIOS upgrade
Can't really think of one
This is voodoo magic at work. AMD has managed to improve performance in the last few domains where it was lagging behind Intel in the gaming and content creation space. Essentially, we're looking at much better gaming performance and equally notable impro...
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Published: 2021-01-19, Author: John , review by: lowyat.net
As our testing shows, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the CPU and GPU brand's most powerful processor in its arsenal, to date. As I had said earlier, it blows virtually all of the synthetic benchmarks out of the water and does so wit...
Simple, go-green package, Manual overclocking can still be rewarding, Ground-breaking single-core and multi-core performance, Delivers stunning gaming performance at 1080p, Excellent efficiency, Great value for money
FCLK overclocking headroom is still not as high as Renoir APUs
Be it gaming or content creation, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is going to be the perfect 16-core CPU for you...
Abstract: Verdict: The hype is real. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and 5950X are the gold standard for desktop processors in 2020, achieving massive uplifts in performance in almost every metric that counts. AMD's long journey to finally topple their old foe Intel has culm...
Single Threaded Performance, Exceptional Multithreading Performance, Decent Thermals
No Included Stock Cooler, Relatively Higher SRP than predecessor, Required to Purchase with motherboard( In the Philippines), Limited Local Availability
