In Cinebench tests, the Ryzen 9 7950X outperformed competitors like the Intel Core i9-12900KS and its predecessor, the AMD Ryzen 9-5950X.
Performance and Architecture
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is part of the Ryzen 7000 series, featuring a significant performance boost over its predecessor, the Ryzen 9 5950X. Based on AMD’s Zen 4 architecture, the Ryzen 9 7950X offers improvements in core design, cache sizes, and overall throughput.
The new architecture includes enhancements such as a beefier front end with improved branch prediction capabilities, larger caches (L1 B2B, L2 B2B), expanded Op cache, and increased load/store capacities. Additionally, the Zen 4 architecture introduces new instructions like AVX-512 for compute-intensive workloads. These architectural changes result in approximately a 13% better IPC throughput compared to Zen 3 processors.
Integrated Graphics
The Ryzen 7000 series processors come with integrated graphics derived from AMD’s RDNA 2 technology. The integrated graphics processor (IGP) in the Ryzen 9 7950X features two compute units with a total of 128 stream processors, clocked at 2,200MHz.
While suitable for basic display tasks like video playback and office work, the IGP is not designed for gaming or intensive graphical applications.
Specifications and Performance
The Ryzen 9 7950X boasts 16 cores (32 threads via SMT) based on two core complex dies (CCDs). It operates at a higher TDP of 170W compared to its predecessor.
With a peak boost frequency of 5.7GHz, increased IPC by 13%, and doubled L2 cache size of 16MB, the Ryzen 9 7950X delivers impressive multi-threaded performance. The processor also features an Eco Mode that allows users to adjust TDP for better power efficiency.
Benchmarks
In benchmarks, the Ryzen 9 7950X showcased its multi-threaded prowess with impressive scores even at lower TDP settings. Despite reaching temperatures of up to 90°C under heavy workloads, the CPU maintained strong performance levels.
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