Main characteristics
Name AMD Ryzen™ 9 9950X
Family Ryzen
Series Ryzen 9000 Series
Board form factor Desktops , Boxed Processor
Vertical segment Enthusiast Desktop
AMD PRO Technologies No
Consumer use Yes
Regional Availability Global
Former codename Granite Ridge AM5
Architecture Zen 5
Number of processor cores 16
Multithreading (SMT) Yes
Number of threads 32
Max. Frequency increase Up to 5.7 GHz
Base frequency 4.3 GHz
L1 cache 1280 KB
L2 cache 16 MB
L3 cache 64 MB
Default TDP 170W
Processor technology for CPU cores TSMC 4nm FinFET
Processor technology for I/O die TSMC 6nm FinFET
Number of packing cubes 3
Unlocked for overclocking Yes
AMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking Technology Yes
Precision Boost Overdrive Yes
Curve optimizer voltage offset Yes
AMD Ryzen™ Master Support Yes
CPU socket AM5
Chipset support A620 , X670E , X670 , B650E , B650 , X870E , X870 , B840 , B850
CPU acceleration technology Precision Boost 2
Set of instructions x86-64
Supported Extensions AES , AMD-V , AVX , AVX2 , AVX512 , FMA3 , MMX-plus , SHA , SSE , SSE2 , SSE3 , SSE4.1 , SSE4.2 , SSE4A , SSSE3 , x86-64
Thermal Solution (PIB) Not Included
Recommended cooler Liquid cooler recommended for optimal performance
Max. Operating temperature (Tjmax) 95°C
Launch date 08/15/2024
OS support Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86 64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Connectivity
Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 4
Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) 1
PCI Express® Version PCIe® 5.0
Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable) 28 , 24
Additional Usable PCIe Lanes from Motherboard [{"chipset":["X870E"],"pcieLanes":["8x Gen4"]},{"chipset":["X870"],"pcieLanes":["4x Gen4"]},{"chipset":["X670E"],"pcieLanes":["12x Gen4"]},{"chipset":["X670"],"pcieLanes":["12x Gen4"]},{"chipset":["B650E"],"pcieLanes":["8x Gen4"]},{"chipset":["B650"],"pcieLanes":["8x Gen4"]}]
NVMe support Boot , RAID0 , RAID1 , RAID5 , RAID10
System memory type DDR5
Memory channels 2
Max. Memory 192 GB
System memory subtype UDIMM
Maximum memory speed [{"memoryKey2":"2x1R","memoryType":["DDR5-5600"]},{"memoryKey2":"2x2R","memoryType":["DDR5-5600"]},{"memoryKey2":"4x1R","memoryType":["DDR5-3600"]},{"memoryKey2":"4x2R","memoryType":["DDR5-3600"]}]
ECC support Yes (Requires mobo support)
Graphics capabilities
Graphic model AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Number of graphics cores 2
Graphics frequency 2200 MHz
USB Type-C® DisplayPort™ Alternate Mode Yes
Key Feature
Supported technologies AMD EXPO™ Technology , AMD Ryzen™ Technologies