Ryzen 9 5950X vs Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	160
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	27.74
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency	no data	25.85
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date	29 April 2019 (5 years ago)	5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	34
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	213 mm2	CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Socket AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 April 2019	5 November 2020
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm

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