AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
The Ryzen 9 7950X is the new performance king and the jack of all trades, apart from maybe power consumption and pricing, of course. The Zen 4 flagship can do everything exceptionally well with no real weaknesses. Even the price, while certainly expensive, for what you're getting it's actually reasonable and as we noted at the start of the review, it's a $100 drop from the previous generation at launch, so it's hard to complain about that.
- As reviewed by TechSpot on Sep 2022
16
Cores
32
Threads
4.5 GHz
Base Clock
5.7 GHz
Boost Clock
Socket AM5
Socket
170 W
TDP
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
$545
Price
Release date:Sep 27, 2022Price at Launch:$699
Cores:16Threads:32
Base Clock:4.5 GHzBoost Clock:5.7 GHz
Type:DesktopMultithreading:Yes
L2 Cache:16 MBL3 Cache:64 MB
Box Cooler:NoTDP:170 W
Socket:Socket AM5Memory Support:DDR5‑5200
Codename:Raphael (Zen 4)Process Size:5 nm
Integrated Graphics:YesiGPU Model:Radeon Graphics
NPU:NoPCIe Support:PCIe 5.0, 28 Lanes
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X pricing

Last 6 months
Price Date
Current $545 Dec 15, 2025
Highest* $745 Dec 2, 2025
Lowest* $429 Aug 28, 2025
Average $509
* Prices are based on listings from Newegg and other major retailers over the past 12+ months.
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Reviews and Ratings

88

Average Score

Based on 17 reviews

9.4

User Score

Based on 1,488 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Off the charts CPU performance
  • Solid gaming improvements
  • Integrated graphics
  • Support for 16 full-power cores and 32 processing threads
  • Lower retail price than predecessor
  • Compatible with AM4 cooling solution

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • DDR5 could bloat cost
  • Slightly excessive power consumption
  • Requires new AM5 motherboard
  • Not compatible with DDR4 RAM
  • Very long boot times
  • Runs hot
95

The Ryzen 9 7950X is the new performance king and the jack of all trades, apart from maybe power consumption and pricing, of course. The Zen 4 flagship can do everything exceptionally well with no real weaknesses. Even the price, while certainly expensive, for what you're getting it's actually reasonable and as we noted at the start of the review, it's a $100 drop from the previous generation at launch, so it's hard to complain about that.

By TechSpot on
80

You get monstrous multi-threaded power from this power-efficient chip, which beats the Intel Core i9 13900K in terms of both performance and value. However, you don't need 16 cores for gaming, and you'll only benefit from this mighty CPU's power if you do lots of multi-threaded content creation work.

By PCGamesN on
90

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Ryzen 9 7950X3D are the ultimate expression of their 7000 series processors, with crushing creative performance and even more impressive gaming performance, and are utterly worthy of our OC3D Enthusiast Award. The bar has been raised.

By OC3D on
80

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is one of the most powerful processors in the Ryzen 7000 Series and offers up a lot of gaming power, even if it does fall a little short when compared to the Intel Core i9-13900K.

By TrustedReviews on
85

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is one of the best desktop CPUs that the company has launched in the market. It is the ideal processor for anyone looking to both game and work with heavy, demanding workloads like content creation and more. Though the initial...

By in.ign.com on
80

The Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 5 7600X bring the Zen 4 architecture and new connectivity, like PCIe 5.0 and DDR5. The Ryzen 9 7950X slots in as the overall performance champ for PCs, while the Ryzen 5 7600X is unquestionably the fastest gaming chip on the market for $300.

By Tom's Hardware on
90

While the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processor isn't going to be the chip of choice for gamers on a budget, for creators, it offers a huge increase over previous Zen 3 chips with the downside of an entirely new platform.

By TweakTown on
85

In the end, it appears AMD has another winner on its hands. Since introducing its first-gen Ryzen processors in 2017, AMD has consistently pushed its desktop platform forward and the company hasn’t let up on the gas. The Ryzen 7000 series is a clear and significant upgrade over the previous generation in virtually every way, from performance to its leading-edge IO, and we haven’t even seen the best from the platform yet.

By HotHardware on
90

AMD’s Ryzen 9 7950X offers outstanding multi-threaded, single-threaded, and gaming performance numbers. The lofty performance figures more than justify its high power consumption and aggressive thermals.

By KitGuru on
95

AMD wants $700 for the Ryzen 9 7950X, which is a lot of money, but you get an awesome CPU for that. It can handle the toughest workloads, as long as they scale well across multiple cores. Less parallelizable workloads run very fast, too, thanks to the highest boost clock in the Zen 4 range, but the differences will be smaller. The Ryzen 9 5950X is currently $550, even at that price point it makes sense to prefer the 7950X—its price/performance ratio is slightly better, and you get a better upgrade path.

By TechPowerUp on
80

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X with its new Zen 4 architecture easily bests the Intel Core i9-12900K in most benchmarks. Even in gaming, the Ryzen 9 7950X equals or bests the Intel Core i9-12900K in most benchmarks at 1080p. The inbuilt RDNA 2 graphics cores...

By Digit on
81

A multi-threading monster of a computational CPU, hitting clock speeds we could only previously get near through serious overclocking. It's also got an Eco Mode that delivers cool-running performance even in games, though it's in the frame rate battle...

By PC Gamer on
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