SeekerAMD Ryzen 9 7950X
The Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 5 7600X bring the Zen 4 architecture and new connectivity, like PCIe 5.0 and DDR5. The Ryzen 9 7950X slots in as the overall performance champ for PCs, while the Ryzen 5 7600X is unquestionably the fastest gaming chip on the market for $300.
-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
Product details
- The best for creators meets the best for gamers, can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world's most popular games
- 16 Cores and 32 processing threads, based on AMD "Zen 4" architecture
- 5.7 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 80 MB cache, DDR5-5200 support
- For the state-of-the-art Socket AM5 platform, can support PCIe 5.0 on select 600 Series motherboards
- Cooler not included, liquid cooler recommended
PROS
+ Class-leading single- and multi-thread
+ Higher boost frequencies
+ Reasonable price-per-core
+ Overclockable
+ DDR5 and PCIe Gen 4.0
+ iGPU
CONS
- Pricing
- Requires beefy cooling
- No bundled cooler
- DDR5 only
- Requires AM5 motherboard
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Tom's Hardware on October 15, 2022
The Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 5 7600X bring the Zen 4 architecture and new connectivity, like PCIe 5.0 and DDR5. The Ryzen 9 7950X slots in as the overall performance champ for PCs, while the Ryzen 5 7600X is unquestionably the fastest gaming chip on the market for $300.
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By PCMag on September 26, 2022
The 16-core Ryzen 9 7950X delivers exceptional performance that blows previous AMD consumer chips out of the water and even outpaces Intel's top competing "Alder Lake" efforts.
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By TrustedReviews on March 22, 2023
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is one of the most powerful processors in the Ryzen 7000 Series and offers up a lot of gaming power, even if it does fall a little short when compared to the Intel Core i9-13900K.
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By TechRadar on September 26, 2022
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is a massive jump over its predecessor and comes in at a lower cost, but that's off set by the new hardware you'll need just to use it. Even so, at the moment, it is unquestionably the best processor on the market, so Intel Raptor Lake has a very high bar to clear.
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