Ryzen 5 7430U vs Ryzen 9 9950X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9950X outperforms Ryzen 5 7430U by a whopping 299% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 87 | 899 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 68.91 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 9.34 | 26.51 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Granite Ridge (2024−2025) | Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 15 August 2024 (1 year ago) | 1 September 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 5 7430U 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 70.6 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 16,630 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 5 7430U 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM5 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 5 7430U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 5 7430U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 5 7430U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 5 7430U.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | no data |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 37.57 | 9.41 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.82 | 6.73 |
| Recency | 15 August 2024 | 1 September 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 9 9950X has a 299.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 5 7430U, on the other hand, has 269.8% faster integrated GPU, and 1033.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 7430U in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 9 9950X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7430U is a notebook one.
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