Ryzen 9 9950X

Family: Ryzen

Series: Ryzen 9000 Series

Form Factor: Desktops , Boxed Processor

Market Segment: Enthusiast Desktop

AMD PRO Technologies: No

Consumer Use: Yes

Regional Availability: Global

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: 1 MB

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

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 Core Count: 2

Graphics Frequency: 2200 MHz

USB Type-C® DisplayPort™ Alternate Mode: Yes

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