CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.3 Base / 5.7 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 170W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

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AMD

AMD

Ryzen AI Max 385

CORE STATE Strix Halo

CORE SPECS 8 Cores / 16 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.6 Base / 5 GHz Turbo

CACHE 32 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 55W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

16,263

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

2,543

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

4,958

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

9,298

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

16,780

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,293

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

5,657

1,579

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

798

222

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

23,571

6,583

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

3,327

929

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

56,122

15,674

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

7,923

2,212

geekbench_multicore

21,441

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

3,386

N/A

passmark_data_compression

896,544

224,838

passmark_data_encryption

44,366

10,491

passmark_extended_instructions

71,564

19,254

passmark_find_prime_numbers

345

100

passmark_floating_point_math

159,063

37,490

passmark_integer_math

242,097

54,901

passmark_multithread

66,030

18,441

passmark_physics

3,279

1,429

passmark_random_string_sorting

94,368

23,526

passmark_single_thread

4,737

2,056

passmark_singlethread

4,737

2,056

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 9950X

AI Max 385

Core Specs

Cores

16

8 -50.0%

Threads

32

16 -50.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

4.3

3.6 -16.3%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.7

5 -12.3%

Frequency (GHz)

4.3

3.6 -16.3%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.7

5 -12.3%

Multiplier

43

36 -16.3%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

1 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

64 MB (shared)

32 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

170

55 -67.6%

PPT

230 W

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Configurable TDP

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45-120 W

Architecture

Architecture

Zen 5

Zen 5

Codename

Granite Ridge

Strix Halo

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Ryzen AI Max (Zen 5 (Strix Halo))

Process Size

4 nm

4 nm

Transistors

16,630 million

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Die Size

2x 70.6 mm²

2x 70.6 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

LPDDR5X

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Quad-channel

Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

256.0 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

AMD Socket FP11

Chipsets

X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

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PCIe

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 4, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

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AI/NPU

NPU

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Yes / 50 TOPS

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

Radeon 8050S

Other

Market

Desktop

Mobile

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$649

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Part Number

100-000001277

100-000001424

Package

FC-LGA1718

FC-BGA

Tj Max

95°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

None

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