Name

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X

Family

Ryzen

Series

Ryzen 7000 Series

Form Factor

Desktops , Boxed Processor

Market Segment

Enthusiast Desktop

AMD PRO Technologies

No

Consumer Use

Yes

Regional Availability

Global

Former Codename

Raphael AM5

Architecture

Zen 4

# of CPU Cores

16

Multithreading (SMT)

Yes

# of Threads

32

Max. Boost Clock 

Up to 5.7 GHz

Base Clock 

4.5 GHz

L1 Cache

1 MB

L2 Cache

16 MB

L3 Cache

64 MB

Default TDP

170W

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

TSMC 5nm FinFET

Processor Technology for I/O Die

TSMC 6nm FinFET

CPU Compute Die (CCD) Size

71mm²

I/O Die (IOD) Size

122mm²

Package Die Count

3

Unlocked for Overclocking 

Yes

AMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking Technology

Yes

Precision Boost Overdrive

Yes

Curve Optimizer Voltage Offsets

Yes

AMD Ryzen™ Master Support

Yes

CPU Socket

AM5

Supporting Chipsets

A620 , X670E , X670 , B650E , B650

CPU Boost Technology

Precision Boost 2

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 , x86-64

Thermal Solution (PIB)

Not Included

Recommended Cooler

Liquid cooler recommended for optimal performance

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

95°C

Launch Date

09/27/2022

*OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86 64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit