AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

The most expensive and powerful Zen 5 chip in the Ryzen 9000-series enters the arena.

Nick Evanson

PRICE $1,099 WEB amd.com If you didn’t know anything about Zen 5, you’d think the new Ryzen 9 9950X is a step backwards from its predecessor, the Ryzen 9 7950X. They both have the same number of cores and threads (16 and 32, respectively) and the same total amount of L3 cache (64 MB). The 5.6GHz boost clock is the same for both and the new chip even has a lower base clock (4.3 vs 4.5GHz). And yet, the Ryzen 9 9950X is by far the better processor. To understand why, you need to delve into the guts of the two CCDs (Core Complex Dies) that nestle next to the IOD (Input/Output Die) underneath the heatspreader. The architectural changes are too many and too complicated to go through in detail…

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APC (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2024

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