AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D has claimed the title of the world’s swiftest gaming processor. While its revolutionary 3D-stacked architecture stands as an impressive engineering accomplishment, it does lead to diminished performance in select productivity applications and does not uniformly enhance performance across all gaming titles.
Utilizing AMD’s state-of-the-art 3D chip-stacking technology known as 3D V-Cache, the 7950X3D incorporates an impressive 128MB of L3 cache. Similar to AMD’s initial X3D processor, the Zen 3 Ryzen 7 5800X3D, this additional L3 cache is achieved through the integration of a 3D-stacked SRAM chiplet onto the processor using hybrid bonding. This advancement significantly elevates gaming performance across numerous titles. Moreover, AMD introduces a novel thread-targeting technique designed to evenly enhance performance across a wide spectrum of games.
The original 3D V-Cache chip provided AMD with a competitive edge over Intel’s rival processors, solidifying its position as the preferred choice for gamers. However, it faced limitations in certain productivity applications due to its eight-core cap and relatively modest boost frequency. AMD’s latest innovation, the 7950X3D featuring 16 cores, takes advantage of two compute chiplets within the 3D V-Cache design. This results in improved performance for productivity applications and allows for a higher boost frequency of 5.7 GHz—an impressive leap from the previous generation’s peak of 4.5 GHz.
General Specifications:
- Platform: Desktop
- Market Segment: Enthusiast Desktop
- Product Family: AMD Ryzen™ Processors
- Product Line: AMD Ryzen™ 9 Processors
- AMD PRO Technologies: No
- Consumer Use: Yes
- Regional Availability: Global
- Former Codename: “Raphael AM5”
- Architecture: “Zen 4”
- Number of CPU Cores: 16
- Multithreading (SMT): Yes
- Number of Threads: 32
- Max. Boost Clock: Up to 5.7GHz
- Base Clock: 4.2GHz
- L1 Cache: 1MB
- L2 Cache: 16MB
- L3 Cache: 128MB
- Default TDP: 120W
- 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
- 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(+), 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): 89°C
- Launch Date: 2/28/2023
- OS Support:
- Windows 11 – 64-Bit Edition
- Windows 10 – 64-Bit Edition
- RHEL x86 64-Bit
- Ubuntu x86 64-Bit (Operating System support may vary by manufacturer)
Connectivity:
- USB Type-C® Support: Yes
- Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Ports: 4
- Native USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Ports: 0
- Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Ports: 1
- Native SATA Ports: 0
- PCI Express® Version: PCIe® 5.0
- Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable): 28 / 24
- Additional Usable PCIe Lanes from Motherboard:
- AMD X670E: 12x Gen4
- AMD X670: 12x Gen4
- AMD B650E: 8x Gen4
- AMD B650: 8x Gen4
- NVMe Support: Boot, RAID0, RAID1, RAID10
- System Memory Type: DDR5
- Memory Channels: 2
- Max. Memory: 128GB
- System Memory Subtype: UDIMM
- Max Memory Speed:
- 2x1R DDR5-5200
- 2x2R DDR5-5200
- 4x1R DDR5-3600
- 4x2R DDR5-3600
- ECC Support: Yes (Requires motherboard support)
Graphics Capabilities:
- Integrated Graphics: Yes
- Graphics Model: AMD Radeon™ Graphics
- Graphics Core Count: 2
- Graphics Frequency: 2200 MHz
- USB Type-C® DisplayPort™ Alternate Mode: Yes
Product IDs:
- Product ID Boxed: 100-100000908WOF
- Product ID Tray: 100-000000908
Key Features:
- Supported Technologies: AMD EXPO™ Technology, AMD Ryzen™ Technologies
Well packed at mabait kausap. Switch from Intel I9 9th Gen kaya wala ako iba alam.
Word of advice:
Nasa 48-51 ang idle temp (hindi overclock).