Sponsor: Hyte Y70 Case on Amazon https://geni.us/p2lWP The AMD R9 9950X (R9) CPU's release date is August 15, 2024, and this review and benchmark tests the new CPU vs. the R9 7950X, the R7 7800X3D, the R7 9700X, and more. Intel comparisons include the 14900K and 14700K, and we hope to soon evaluate Intel's new microcode. The R9 9950X will be joined shortly by the R9 9900X CPU, which will be launching on the same day. Although the 9950X is one of the best CPUs for workstation applications right now, the R7 7800X3D remains the best overall gaming PC CPU for 2024. Our 9900X review is up here, featuring a new test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s922o1aHqT8 Watch our AMD Zen 5 Efficiency Problem video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wLXQnZjcjU Watch our Zen 5 architectural basics video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNlPnruLfjM And learn more about the new methods and the 9700X here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rttc_ioflGo You can find our test bench basics in this living document: https://gamersnexus.net/features/living-doc-current-test-bench-hardware-list-methodologies The best way to support our work is through our store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] AMD R9 9950X on Newegg: https://howl.me/cmSAblNYSro AMD R9 7950X on Newegg: https://howl.me/cmSAbQfjklj AMD R9 7950X on Amazon: https://geni.us/rNWXkz AMD R9 9950X on Amazon: https://geni.us/GZLkFM AMD R7 9700X on Amazon: https://geni.us/PynMyX AMD R7 9700X on Newegg: https://howl.me/cmPEnRMcboC AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D on Newegg: https://howl.me/cmJrsMlUExL AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D on Amazon: https://geni.us/8YGIb AMD R7 5700X3D on Amazon: https://geni.us/UkH5I AMD R7 5700X3D on Newegg: https://howl.me/cmJrtTMmXHO TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - AMD R9 9950X CPU Review & Prices 02:39 - Basic Specs & Chipset Differences 03:04 - Core Parking on AMD CPUs (9950X, 9900X, X3D) 04:51 - How to Enable Core Parking on Some AMD CPUs 07:44 - All-Core Frequency (9950X vs. 7950X, 9700X) 08:35 - Single-Core Frequency (9950X vs. 7950X, 9700X) 09:01 - Peak Power Consumption (Blender, All-Core) 09:55 - Power Efficiency: Blender All-Core 11:02 - Power Efficiency: 7-Zip Compression 11:37 - Power Efficiency: FFXIV Dawntrail 12:10 - Power Efficiency: Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty 12:39 - Power Efficiency: Stellaris Simulation 12:57 - Blender 3D Rendering CPU Benchmark 14:18 - Adobe Photoshop CPU Comparison 15:40 - Adobe Premiere Video Editing CPU Benchmarks 16:53 - Code Compile Benchmark (Best Programming CPUs) 17:55 - 7-Zip File Compression Test 18:52 - 7-Zip File Decompression 9950X vs 7950X 19:28 - SpecWS LAMMPS Test 19:52 - SpecWS Financial Simulation Tests 20:52 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Benchmarks 22:09 - Baldur's Gate 3 Benchmarks 22:55 - Stellaris CPU Simulation Time Comparison 23:52 - FFXIV Dawntrail CPU Benchmarks 24:17 - Dawntrail Frequency vs 9700X 25:09 - F1 24 Benchmark 25:51 - F1 CPU Frequency 26:12 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Test Lead, Editing Patrick Lathan: Testing, Writing Mike Gaglione: Testing Jeremy Clayton: Testing, QC Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Editing