General Specifications

Name

AMD 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

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

Product IDs

Product ID Boxed

100-100001277WOF

Product ID Tray

100-000001277

Key Features

Supported Technologies

AMD EXPO™ Technology , AMD Ryzen™ Technologies