KitGuru has worked through the stack of AMD Zen 5 CPUs from 6-core Ryzen 5 to 8-core Ryzen 7 and onward to 12-core Ryzen 9. Today we are reviewing the big boy 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X, and if this CPU delivers on expectations you can be sure that Leo will lay down his cash with indecent haste. Read more here: https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/leo-waldock/amd-ryzen-9-9950x-review/ 00:00 Start 00:43 Pricing and details 02:06 Quick test run / Curve Optimiser 03:32 Cinebench 2024 Multi Core 03:56 Geekbench 6 Multi Core 04:15 Cinebench R23 Multi core 04:30 Power Consumption 04:56 Cinebench R23 Multi Core Per Watt 05:40 CPU Temperature under full load 06:11 Cinebench R23 Single Core 06:38 Blender 4.2 Classroom test 06:58 7-Zip V24 Benchmark 07:12 AIDA 64 Memory Bandwidth 07:33 3DMark Time Spy 07:51 Gaming 11:25 Latencies and concerns 12:12 Closing Thoughts 2024 Zen 5 Granite Ridge Ryzen 9000, Socket AM5 on TSMC 4nm, I/O die is TSMC 6nm with DDR5. 80KB L1 per core, 1MB L2 per core, 28x lanes of PCIe Gen 5. 9950X Official MSRP is $649 = £610 inc VAT 9900X Official MSRP is $499 = £459 inc VAT 9700X Official MSRP is $359 = £340 inc VAT 9600X Official MSRP is $279 = £270 inc VAT Test systems: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9000 and Ryzen 7000 Motherboard: MSI MEG X670E Ace RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C30 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5000, 3000 and 2000 Motherboard: Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus RAM: 32GB Corsair LPX DDR4-3600 C16 (DDR4-3200 for Ryzen 3000 and 2000) CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K and i5-14600K Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master X RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C30 Shared parts for all test systems: Graphics: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC 16GB CPU cooler: Phanteks Glacier One 360D30 SSD: 1TB Crucial T700 Power Supply: Seasonic Prime GX-1600 ATX 3.0 Buy our merch from here: https://kitgurutech.myspreadshop.co.uk Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/4cqFSWY Steam Community https://steamcommunity.com/groups/kitguruofficial Be sure to support us on PATREON https://www.patreon.com/kitgurutech and read our MANTRA on HONEST REVIEWS Here: http://bit.ly/2BopnF9 Visit our facebook page over here! https://www.facebook.com/KitGuru.net/ Visit our Twitter page over here! https://twitter.com/kitgurupress?lang=en #AMD #9950x #ryzen9 #amdgaming