| Name: | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
| Family: | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Group: | AMD Ryzen 7000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 6 |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X features 16 processor cores and has the capability to manage 32 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2022 and belongs to the 6 generation of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, you'll need a motherboard with a AM5 (LGA 1718) socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 4.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 5.7 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores: | 16 |
| Threads: | 32 |
| Cores: | 16x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 4.5 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 5.7 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X uses the AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael), which has 128 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) |
| GPU frequency: | 0.4 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 2.2 GHz |
| Execution units: | 2 |
| Shaders: | 128 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 8.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 9 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 5 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2022 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR5-5200 |
| Max. Memory: | 128.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 83.2 GB/s |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 170 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 170 W |
| TDP (PL2): | 230 W |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | 95 °C |
Technical details
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is manufactured using a 5 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 64.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 5 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | AM5 (LGA 1718) |
| L2-Cache: | 16.0 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 64.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Raphael (Zen 4) |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V, SVM |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| Release date: | Q4/2022 |
| Release price: | 699 $ |
| Part Number: | 100-100000514WOF |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
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65631
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16C 32T @ 4.2 GHz
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64125
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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63621
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
32C 64T @ 3.7 GHz
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63440
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
32C 64T @ 3.5 GHz
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62990
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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39652
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Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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39652
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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38657
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16C 32T @ 4.2 GHz
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38581
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AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 2.5 GHz
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36403
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
24C 48T @ 3.8 GHz
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30700
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AMD EPYC 74F3
24C 48T @ 3.2 GHz
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29916
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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29745
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Intel Core i9-13900KS
24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
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28907
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Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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27312
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD EPYC 7532
32C 64T @ 2.4 GHz
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24679
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AMD EPYC 7413
24C 48T @ 2.65 GHz
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24322
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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24265
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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
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24055
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
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24055
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 2.2 GHz
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21059
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Intel Core i9-13900KS
24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
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20947
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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20755
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Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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20305
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Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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20305
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 3.8 GHz
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16082
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
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15823
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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15670
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
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12793
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
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12265
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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15350
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Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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15350
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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15120
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C 48T @ 3.8 GHz
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13552
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Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.1 GHz
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12975
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
32C 64T @ 3.5 GHz
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7575
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
32C 64T @ 3.7 GHz
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7398
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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6382
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Intel Core i9-13900KS
24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
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6220
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Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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6141
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-13900KS
24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
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2997
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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2974
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
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2920
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Intel Xeon w7-2495X
24C 48T @ 2.5 GHz
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2913
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon D-2796TE
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
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13457
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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2242
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
12C 24T @ 4.4 GHz
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2235
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
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2226
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 2.2 GHz
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2087
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
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2082
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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2072
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16C 32T @ 4.2 GHz
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2043
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
12C 24T @ 4.4 GHz
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2039
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-13950HX
24C 32T @ 2.2 GHz
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809
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
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795
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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793
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
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781
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Intel Core i9-12900K
16C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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779
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
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790
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Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
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790
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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790
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Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
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790
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
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790
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
32C 64T @ 3.5 GHz
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680
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Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 2.8 GHz
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650
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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608
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Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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557
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Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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557
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
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563
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
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563
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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563
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.2 GHz
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563
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8C 16T @ 4.5 GHz
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563
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-13900KS
24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
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338
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
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331
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Intel Core i9-13900K
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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330
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Intel Core i9-13900KF
24C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
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330
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