Ryzen 9 9950X vs Pentium Silver

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver
2020
1.99
Ryzen 9 9950X
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
43.33
+2077%

Ryzen 9 9950X outperforms Pentium Silver by a whopping 2077% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking194657
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data63.91
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data23.24
Architecture codenameno dataGranite Ridge (2024)
Release date1 July 2020 (4 years ago)15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 coresno data16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threadsno data32
Base clock speedno data4.3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data64 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data4 nm
Die sizeno data2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data16,630 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM5
Power consumption (TDP)no data170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver and Ryzen 9 9950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium Silver 1.99
Ryzen 9 9950X 43.33
+2077%

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.

Pentium Silver 3045
Ryzen 9 9950X 66306
+2078%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.99 43.33
Recency 1 July 2020 15 August 2024

Ryzen 9 9950X has a 2077.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The Ryzen 9 9950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Silver is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 9950X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Silver and Ryzen 9 9950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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