Ryzen 9 5950X vs C-70

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Primary details

Comparing C-70 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated157
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data27.97
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD C-SeriesAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data25.88
Architecture codenameOntario (2011−2012)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

C-70 and Ryzen 9 5950X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed1 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.33 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64K (per core)1 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache0 KB64 MB
Chip lithography40 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size75 mm2CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on C-70 and Ryzen 9 5950X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFT1 BGA 413-BallAM4
Power consumption (TDP)9 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-70 and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz)MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-70 and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-70 and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3 Single-channelDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6290-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by C-70 and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

C-70 315
Ryzen 9 5950X 45601
+14377%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

C-70 99
Ryzen 9 5950X 2216
+2138%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

C-70 171
Ryzen 9 5950X 12138
+6998%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

C-70 798
Ryzen 9 5950X 6690
+738%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

C-70 1495
Ryzen 9 5950X 56641
+3689%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

C-70 782
Ryzen 9 5950X 17657
+2158%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

C-70 98.2
Ryzen 9 5950X 4.23
+2222%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

C-70 0
Ryzen 9 5950X 48
+12827%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

C-70 0.23
Ryzen 9 5950X 3.08
+1239%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2012 8 October 2020
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 9 Watt 105 Watt

C-70 has 1066.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5950X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between C-70 and Ryzen 9 5950X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that C-70 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop one.


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