AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Review - Impressive 16-core Powerhouse 369

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

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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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