Review on 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X by Wiktor Prusek ᠌

Name: 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Item: 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Rating: 5

May 03, 2023

I definitely recommend buying, I didn't notice any disadvantages.

For cooling, I used a be quite! Dark Rock Pro 4 with MX-4 thermal paste. The following are empirical data at room temperature 25℃:
> idle - 38℃
> in Genshin Impact after 120 minutes at maximum settings - 74℃
> in the AIDA64 system stability test (45 minutes) - 81℃
> in AMD Ryzen Master stability test - 78℃
> 4K video rendering (all cores, approx. 2 hours) - 82℃
Thus, under no circumstances did the processor go beyond the maximum 90℃ at the turbo frequencies of 4.7 GHz with the above-described cooling. There are no complaints about the work - everything is smooth, fast. However, I strongly recommend not to focus on TDP when buying this processor, since the old FX-8350 with TDP 125W was exactly twice as cold, oddly enough.
In general, I recommend!

Pros

16 cores, 32 threads, good L3 cache size, improved gaming performance, compatibility with almost all AM4 motherboards, great overclocking potential, low TDP. Separately, I want to highlight the software - AMD Ryzen Master, a faithful assistant.

Cons

There is everything for overclocking, but without dancing with a tambourine to limit the voltage qualitatively so that the processor does not automatically chase to turbo frequencies, I did not succeed. However, good cooling solves this far-fetched drawback.