Ryzen 7 5800XT vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Place in the ranking	160	330
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.75	55.45
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Power efficiency	25.87	16.48
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	8 October 2020 (4 years ago)	31 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5800XT has 100% better value for money than Ryzen 9 5950X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 7 5800XT 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	4.8 GHz
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	32 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	7 nm
Die size	CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm²	74 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 7 5800XT 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 7 5800XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 7 5800XT are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 7 5800XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 7 5800XT.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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.

Ryzen 9 5950X 28.70
+56.9%

Ryzen 7 5800XT 18.29

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.

Ryzen 9 5950X 45593
+56.9%

Ryzen 7 5800XT 29054