The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X launches in July and will be the worlds' most powerful consumer processor
, by Quentin
AMD will finally launch its first Zen 5 processors in July, with the Ryzen 9 9950X leading the way, which is said to be the world's most powerful consumer processor.
It's based on AMD's AM5 socket and will feature 16 cores and 32 threads with 80 MB of L2+L3 cache and a clock speed of up to 5.7 when boosted. The company also promises a 16% increase in PC compared to the previous models.
In addition, AMD compares itself to Intel by promising gains of up to 56% in Blender compared to the i9-14900K, as well as 21% in Cinebench 2024. On the gaming side, you'll get a 4% increase over the i9-14900K on Borderlands 3 and up to 23% on Horizon Zero Dawn.
Of course, it's also comes with the company's new Zen 5 architecture, offering far superior performance, especially in terms of AI. Stay tuned for more details when it comes to pricing in July.
Source: theverge.com