General Information

• Name: AMD Ryzen™ 9 9950X

• Family: Ryzen

• Series: Ryzen 9000 Series

• Form Factor: Desktops, Boxed Processor

• Market Segment: Enthusiast Desktop

• AMD PRO Technologies: No

• Regional Availability: Global

• Former Codename: Granite Ridge AM5

• Launch Date: August 15, 2024

CPU Architecture & Performance

• Processor Architecture: Zen 5

• # of CPU Cores: 16

• # of Threads: 32 (SMT enabled)

• Base Clock: 4.3 GHz

• Max Boost Clock: Up to 5.7 GHz

• L1 Cache: 1280 KB

• L2 Cache: 16 MB

• L3 Cache: 64 MB

• Default TDP: 170W

Manufacturing & Packaging

• CPU Compute Die (CCD): TSMC 4nm FinFET

• I/O Die (IOD): TSMC 6nm FinFET

• Package Die Count: 3 (dual-CCD + IOD)

• Socket: AM5

Memory & Chipset Support

• Supported Chipsets:
  A620, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, X870E, X870, B840, B850

• Memory Type: DDR5

• Memory Channels: Dual-channel (2)

• Max Memory Capacity: 192 GB

• Max Memory Speed:

  • 2x1R (2 single-rank DIMMs): DDR5-5600

  • 2x2R (2 dual-rank DIMMs): DDR5-5600

  • 4x1R or 4x2R (4 DIMMs): DDR5-3600

• ECC Support: Yes (requires motherboard support)

• Overclocking: AMD EXPO™ supported

Graphics

• Integrated Graphics: AMD Radeon™ Graphics

• GPU Cores: 2

• Graphics Frequency: 2200 MHz

• Display Support: USB Type-C® DisplayPort™ Alternate Mode

Expansion & Connectivity

• PCIe Version: PCIe® 5.0

• Native PCIe® Lanes:

  • Total: 28

  • Usable: 24

• Additional PCIe Lanes from Motherboard:

  • X870E: 8x Gen4

  • X870: 4x Gen4

  • X670E / X670 / B650E / B650: 8x or 12x Gen4 (depending on chipset)

• USB Support:

  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps): 4 ports

  • USB 2.0 (480 Mbps): 1 port

• NVMe Support: Boot, RAID 0/1/5/10

Thermal & Cooling

• Max Operating Temp (Tjmax): 95°C

• Thermal Solution (PIB): Not included

• Recommended Cooler: Liquid cooler recommended for optimal performance

Advanced Features

• CPU Boost Technology: Precision Boost 2

• Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO): Yes

• Curve Optimizer Voltage Offsets: Yes

• AMD Ryzen™ Master Support: Yes

• 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

Operating System Support

• Windows 11 (64-bit)

• Windows 10 (64-bit)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL, x86 64-bit)

• Ubuntu (x86 64-bit)