Name

AMD Ryzen™ 9 9950X   

Family

Ryzen   

Series

Ryzen 9000 Series           

Form Factor

Desktops , Boxed Processor        

AMD PRO Technologies

No         

Former Codename

Granite Ridge AM5         

Architecture

Zen 5    

# of CPU Cores

16          

Multithreading (SMT)

Yes         

# of Threads

32          

Max. Boost Clock

Up to 5.7 GHz    

Base Clock

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           

Package Die Count

3            

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes         

AMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking Technology

Yes         

Precision Boost Overdrive

Yes         

Curve Optimizer Voltage Offsets

Yes         

AMD Ryzen™ Master Support

Yes         

CPU Socket

AM5     

Supporting Chipsets

A620 , X670E , X670 , B650E , B650 , X870E , X870            

CPU Boost Technology

Precision Boost 2             

Instruction Set

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     

*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) Ports

4            

Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Ports

1            

PCI Express® Version

PCIe® 5.0            

Native PCIe® Lanes   (Total/Usable)

28 , 24 

Additional Usable PCIe Lanes from Motherboard

X870E   8x Gen4               

X870     4x Gen4               

X670E   12x Gen4            

X670     12x Gen4            

B650E   8x Gen4               

B650     8x Gen4               

NVMe Support

Boot , RAID0 , RAID1 , RAID5 , RAID10    

System Memory Type

DDR5    

Memory Channels

2            

Max. Memory

192 GB 

System Memory Subtype

UDIMM

Max Memory Speed

2x1R      DDR5-5600       

2x2R      DDR5-5600       

4x1R      DDR5-3600       

4x2R      DDR5-3600       

ECC Support

Yes (Requires mobo support)     

GRAPHICS CAPABILITIES

Graphics Model

AMD Radeon™ Graphics               

Graphics Core Count

2            

Graphics Frequency

2200 MHz          

USB Type-C® DisplayPort™ Alternate Mode

Yes         

KEY FEATURES

Supported Technologies

AMD EXPO™ Technology , AMD Ryzen™ Technologies