Ryzen 9 7950X
Gaming performance index 72, faster than 85% of desktop processors in our catalog.
- Ryzen 9 9900X73
- Ryzen 7 9700X73
- Core i5-14600K73
- Ryzen 9 7950X72
- Core Ultra 5 250K Plus72
- Core i5-13600K71
- Ryzen 5 7500X3D71
- Brand
- AMD
- Series
- Ryzen 7000
- Released
- 2022
- Socket
- AM5
- Cores / threads
- 16 / 32
- Base / boost clock
- 4.5 / 5.7 GHz
- TDP
- 170 W
Graphics cards that pair well with the Ryzen 9 7950X
Balanced pairings: fast enough to use the CPU, not so fast that the CPU holds them back.
Best GPU for the Ryzen 9 7950X: picks for 1080p, 1440p and 4KPlatform
Socket AM5 · memory DDR5 · 170 W TDP
Motherboards for the Ryzen 9 7950X
40 AM5 boards in our catalog.
- Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7B850 · ATX
- ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFiB850 · ATX
- Gigabyte B850I AORUS PROB850 · Mini-ITX
- Gigabyte B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6EB850 · Micro-ATX
- ASRock B850M Pro RS WiFiB850 · Micro-ATX
- MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFIB850 · ATX
- MSI PRO B850M-A WIFIB850 · Micro-ATX
- ASUS ROG STRIX B850-F GAMING WIFIB850 · ATX
- ASUS TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFIB850 · ATX
Coolers for the Ryzen 9 7950X
44 coolers with AM5 mounting.
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Specs: manufacturer page. Performance index is our own estimate.