At least until then, the Ryzen 9 5950X seems to be an attractive choice for higher performance workstations (on some motherboards ECC memory is even unofficially supported) for the user, who eventually turns into a demanding gamer. Threadripper processors are basically a generation behind in this regard, and Zen 3 models are likely to be released in September. The Ryzen 5950X (Vermeer) is already a Zen 3 based with a higher IPC and also achieves significantly higher clock speed, both single-core boost and all-core boost. Significantly more PCI Express 4.0 lanes are available on the TRX40 and WRX80 platforms (72 and 128, respectively), but it should also be noted that their current processors are still based on the Zen 2 architecture. Although the Ryzen 9 5950X has a few worse predispositions, which mainly include only a dual-channel memory controller (Threadripper CPUs have at least quad-channel, the WX variants up to octa-channel), which results in lower memory bandwidth and lower performance in certain applications. Rather than comparing it to mainstream processors, a comparison with Threadrippers or HEDT Intel is more suitable here. The R9 5950X moves the bar even higher – to sixteen cores. The trend of intergenerational core count increase also on mainstream platforms was started by the Ryzen 9 3900X, which at that time also came up with unprecedented twelve cores. In terms of raw performance, however, the R9 5950X will have an overwhelming advantage just because it has twice the core and thread count. Tasks in which it will make sense to compare the Ryzen 9 5950X with the Core i9-11900K can certainly be found. There is no adequate equivalent of Intel to it, so we can note that this Ryzen processor is a “lone wolf”. But now we will test the Ryzen 9 5950X separately. Last time we tested two high performance Intel Core i9 processors (11900K and 10900K) and one from AMD (5900X), which was a meaningful comparison. This processor is even sometimes more power-efficient than the slower 5900X. Compared to those, however, it has a higher gaming performance and a cheap motherboard will also suffice.
At the same time, it is a rarity that has essentially no competition (Intel has nothing against it) and is roughly halfway to high-end Threadrippers.
The Ryzen 9 5950X is the highest performance processor designed for the “small” AMD AM4 socket.
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