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Boost Clock: Up to 4.9 GHz.","cpu_unlocked":"Unlocked for Overclocking: Yes.","cpu_cache_l2_mb":"L2 Cache 8 MB.","cpu_cache_l3_mb":"L3 Cache 64 MB. AMD's launch table lists 72 MB total cache, which is L2 plus L3.","has_3d_vcache":"AMD lists 64 MB L3 and no stacked cache or 3D V-Cache.","cpu_base_power_w":"Default TDP 105W.","tjmax_c":"Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax) 90C.","memory_support":"System Memory Type DDR4 and System Memory Specification Up to 3200 MT/s. AMD's page gives no module type, rank or per-configuration speeds, so the row has only the type and the speed.","cpu_socket":"CPU Socket AM4.","has_integrated_gpu":"Graphics Model: Discrete Graphics Card Required.","cooler_included":"Thermal Solution (PIB): Not Included. Recommended Cooler: Liquid cooler recommended for optimal performance. The recommendation is not stored.","status":"AMD's page lists the boxed and tray product IDs and has no end-of-life notice. Amazon's 5950X page shows the boxed chip for sale.","variants":"Boxed and tray product IDs from the Product IDs section."}},{"url":"https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/972/amd-launches-amd-ryzen-5000-series-desktop-processors-the-fastest-gaming-cpus-in-the-world","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd","release_date"],"notes":{"announce_date":"AMD press release dated 8 October 2020 introduces the Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processors.","launch_price_usd":"Table row for the Ryzen 9 5950X: 16C/32T, up to 4.9 / 3.4 GHz, 72MB total cache, 105W TDP, Cooler N/A, SEP (USD) $799. SEP is before sales tax. The price is for the retail chip, so it is stored on the boxed row. Tom's Hardware's launch table lists the same $799 RCP.","release_date":"Expected availability November 5, 2020."}},{"url":"https://www.amd.com/en/support/downloads/drivers.html/processors/ryzen/ryzen-5000-series/amd-ryzen-9-5950x.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["model_numbers","cpu_clusters","tjmax_c"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"The Drivers and Downloads page repeats the specification table: Product ID Boxed 100-100000059WOF, Product ID Tray 100-000000059.","cpu_clusters":"Same table: 16 cores, 32 threads, Zen 3, base 3.4 GHz and up to 4.9 GHz.","tjmax_c":"Same table: Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax) 90C."}},{"url":"https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/chipsets/am4.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["compatible_chipsets"],"notes":{"compatible_chipsets":"AMD's Socket AM4 chipset compatibility matrix, column AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Processors: X570, B550, A520, X470 and B450 are marked compatible. X370, B350 and A320 read Selective Beta BIOS update needed and are not stored. The matrix is by series, since AMD's 5950X page lists no chipsets."}},{"url":"https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/warranty/PIB.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"AMD Processor in a Box (PIB) 3-Year Limited Warranty for boxed processors bought new at retail. A tray processor is handled by the seller, not AMD. Global."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-9-5950x-5900x-zen-3-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["cpu_pcie_lanes","launch_price_usd","max_turbo_power_w"],"notes":{"cpu_pcie_lanes":"Tom's Hardware, 5950X and 5900X review of 26 November 2020: the Ryzen chips continue to expose 20 lanes of PCIe 4.0 to the user. AMD's page gives only PCIe 4.0 as the version.","launch_price_usd":"Launch table: Ryzen 9 5950X $799 RCP (MSRP), 16 / 32, 3.4 / 4.9 GHz, 105W, 64MB (2x32).","max_turbo_power_w":"Page 3 says the 5950X's power consumption peaked right at the 142W PPT limit for brief periods in its stress test, and page 4 says the AM4 socket constrains maximum power consumption to 142W. 142 W is AMD's package power tracking (PPT) limit."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-9-5950x-5900x-zen-3-review/4","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["measured_cpu_sustained_power_w","measured_cpu_idle_power_w"],"notes":{"measured_cpu_sustained_power_w":"HandBrake Power chart: CPU only, complete package power, software reading, HandBrake 1.2.2 x265 encode of a 1.5 GB .MKV to MP4, average 134 W for the stock Ryzen 9 5950X (194 W with PBO). The x264 chart shows 136 W. Tom's 2020 test system: MSI MEG X570 Godlike, 2x 8 GB G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-3600 run at DDR4-3200, Corsair H115i cooler, Windows 10 Pro 2004. This is a HandBrake load, not the Cinebench 2024 multi-core run that Tom's uses in its 2026 reviews.","measured_cpu_idle_power_w":"Idle Power Consumption chart: CPU only, complete package power, average 19 W for the stock Ryzen 9 5950X (29 W with PBO). Same test system. Tom's does not describe the idle state beyond the Windows desktop."}},{"url":"https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/luke-hill/amd-ryzen-9-5950x-zen-3-cpu-review/all/1/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["measured_cpu_stress_temp_c","max_turbo_power_w","cpu_pcie_lanes","memory_channels"],"notes":{"measured_cpu_stress_temp_c":"CPU Temperature chart: 53 C for the stock Ryzen 9 5950X (3.4-4.9GHz, 199W system load) after 5 minutes of the Cinebench R20 nT render (CPU load only), Fractal Celsius+ S28 Prisma 280mm AIO at full pump and fan speed, ambient around 22 C. Test system: X570 boards from ASUS and Gigabyte, 2x 16 GB DDR4-3600 CL16, AGESA 1.1.0.0. The chart reads 33 C idle and 83 C with PBO.","max_turbo_power_w":"KitGuru, 5950X review of 5 November 2020: the 16-core 5950X does not use its full 142W PPT allocation at stock. 142 W is AMD's package power tracking (PPT) limit.","cpu_pcie_lanes":"KitGuru describes 16+4+4 PCIe Gen 4 lanes. 16 for graphics and 4 for storage are usable and the last 4 link the chipset, which matches Tom's 20 usable lanes.","memory_channels":"KitGuru describes support for dual-channel DDR4 memory. 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