The Ryzen 9 5950X is the current best CPU for AM4 on the market. This CPU has optimized performance surpassing any other Ryzen series processor. It has a passmark score of 46183 which is over double that of the Ryzen 7 3700X. Its single thread rating is 3500 making it the best AMD CPU by single thread rating.

This CPU boasts a great passmark score surpassing even the i9-12900KF, the current best non-server intel CPU, despite having a slower single-thread rating. This CPU shows high performance displaying that it is entirely worth the price of $730. This CPU can also reach up to 4.9GHZ after being overclocked.

This CPU is rated 5 out of 5 stars on new egg telling us that the CPU can perform up to standards. It has over 2100  5 star ratings on newegg indicating that this isn’t just due to the low amount of people buying it. Along with this it is rated 5 stars in value, performance, and gaming.

This CPU has great performance despite its price and has 16 cores which is more than most AM4 CPU’s. This CPU has shown time and time again that it can deliver high benchmarks and good performance for gaming and work.

Works Cited:

Ryzen 9 5950X, https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-5950x/p/N82E16819113663

“AMD Ryzen 9 5950X.” Iconcharts, https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD%2BRyzen%2B9%2B5950X&id=3862

Note:  This review is part of a classroom project.