AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Benchmarks - The New CPU to Beat

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Written by Sean Mekinda

We got to play around with AMD's brand-new Ryzen 9 7950X a bit and it was immediately clear that this CPU was something special. With boot times that left us stunned and lightning-fast daily use, we knew we had to benchmark it.

Buckle up, it's fast.

Photo: @w8deywins

Our System:

• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Raphael AM5 4.5GHz 16-Core Boxed Processor
• ASUS X670E ROG CROSSHAIR Hero AMD AM5 Motherboard
• Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR5-4800 PC5-38400 CL40
• SilverStone SX1000 1000 Watt 80 Plus Platinum SFX-L Fully Modular Power Supply
• PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Fighter Dual-Fan 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
• Lian Li O11D Mini

Our choice of an RX 6600 XT might seem like an odd inclusion for this build, as it would ostensibly bottleneck the power of the Ryzen 9 7950X CPU. However, as we focused on CPU-intensive testing, we didn't notice any bottlenecking from the 6600 XT. Trust us, the benchmarks speak for themselves.

Benchmarks:

Cinebench:

Cinebench tests processors for responsiveness and power in both intensive tasks (multi-core) and general daily usage tasks (single-core). The higher the points the better, and these scores sit squarely at the top of the Cinebench records, both in single- and multi-core processing. For comparison, Cinebench has the Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core Processor, a high-end workstation CPU, with a score of 30054, over four thousand points lower in multi-core processing tests.

We've included our AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D benchmarks for comparison

3DMark:

3DMark's CPU Profile tests single- and multi-thread performance. Again, we have an incredible leap in performance, approximately 2-3X better performance over the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, AMD's last-gen flagship gaming CPU.

We've included our AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D benchmarks for comparison

PassMark:

PassMark's CPU Mark test puts the processor through a number of different tests, including maths, physics, and compressions tests. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X scored 61,561.3, again showing up the Ryzen 7 5800X3D by a magnitude of 3, absolutely driving home the raw power of this CPU.

AMD's new line of 7000 Series CPUs are available now at Micro Center, along with a wide array of AM5 motherboards! Be sure to check out our AMD 7000 Series overview for all the new specs and our Ryzen 7 5750X Build Guide for ideas for your next rig!

mylinuxguy

ah.... and how much does all of that fast goodness cost today?

ChaosDTV

This was probably the biggest most anticipated launch for a CPU

ronwoodson

The Ryzen 9 7950X's benchmarks are not just impressive; they upped the ante for raised expectations, especially when you consider how it leaves even the high-end Threadripper in the dust with its multi-core processing power.