AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

It’s a beast. Watch your PCIe settings in BIOS though. On initial AMD 5,000 series installs, I’ve been getting the VGA light. (X570 & B550 boards). This has happened to me a few times now. It’s only on new builds. The fix is to put the old cpu in and change the PCIe setting in BIOS.

Great Chip does not boost as expected.

good cpu

Best for the money

Update: Ended up continue having issues, returned and had to reinstall windows. Looking at the current threads, it looks like people with Asus hero boards (also dark) are having issues, so I would try a different motherboard.

Holy hell. Guys, pro tip, learn how to use curve opimizer and Ryzen Master with a good motherboard. I was getting 4.6 all cores with boosts up to five. Man does AMD keep knocking it out of the park.

This beast is so powerful i bought 2 and made 2 monero mining rigs.

Paired with capable ram the 5950x lives up to all the hype and then some. Without overclocking Im seeing above average benchmarks compared to other 5950x users. Im using 2 sticks of 32GB Corsair 3600mhz CL18 ram. With full liquid cooling temperatures peak at around 60c.

Perfect for Content Creation/ Gaming @1080p240, Video Editing and Making Thumbnails in Photoshop. It’s a Behemoth of a CPU. 16C/32T Goodness ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Pretty decent handling and the temps aren’t too bad. Can run hot at times so want to make sure you have a decent amount of air flow.