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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Review - Impressive 16-core Powerhouse

Name: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Brand: AMD
Price: 700 USD

on Sep 26th, 2022,

in Processors.

Manufacturer: AMD

Test Setup

All applications, games, and processors are tested with the drivers and hardware listed below—no performance results were recycled between test systems.
All games and applications are tested using the same version.
All games are set to their highest quality setting unless indicated otherwise.

Test System "Zen 4"
Processor:	All AMD Ryzen 7000 processors
Motherboard:	ASUS X670E Crosshair Hero BIOS 0604
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR5-6000 36-36-36-76 Infinity Fabric @ 2000 MHz 2x 16 GB G.SKILL DDR5-6000 30-36-36-76 (EXPO)
Graphics:	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra
Storage:	Neo Forza NFP065 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Air Cooling:	Noctua NH-U14S
Water Cooling:	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 mm
Thermal Paste:	Arctic MX-5
Power Supply:	Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 1200 W
Software:	Windows 11 Professional 64-bit VBS enabled (Windows 11 default)
Drivers:	NVIDIA GeForce 516.94 WHQL Ryzen Chipset Drivers 4.07.21.042

Test System "Alder Lake"
Processor:	All Intel 12th Generation processors
Motherboard:	ASUS Z690 Maximus Hero BIOS 2004
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR5-6000 36-36-36-76 2T / Gear 2
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Zen 3 & Zen 2"
Processor:	All AMD Ryzen 5000 & Ryzen 3000 processors
Motherboard:	ASUS X570 Crosshair VII Dark Hero BIOS 4201
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR4-3600 14-14-14-34 1T Infinity Fabric @ 1800 MHz 1:1
Drivers:	Ryzen Chipset Drivers 4.08.09.2337
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Rocket Lake"
Processor:	All Intel 11th Generation processors
Motherboard:	ASUS Z590 Maximus XIII Hero BIOS 1402
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR4-3600 14-14-14-34 1T Gear 1
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Zen 1"
Processor:	All AMD Ryzen 2000 processors
Motherboard:	ASUS X570 Crosshair VII Dark Hero BIOS 4201
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR4-3400 14-14-14-34 1T
All other specifications same as above

Test System "Comet Lake"
Processor:	All Intel 10th Generation processors
Motherboard:	ASUS Z490 Maximus XII Extreme BIOS 2601
Memory:	2x 16 GB DDR4-3600 14-14-14-34 1T
All other specifications same as above

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