AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Finally arrived on the 18th day. Absolute beast. Latest bios update released the day I received it solved a memory issue which otherwise would have made this useless on Gigabyte X570 Ultra motherboard. Make sure you have atleast F31J bios on this motherboard installed with all the lastest software (Ryzen Master and Gigabyte utilites you use) before installing. If using Clock tuner Ryzen (CTR) disable and uninstall, not supported yet. Not sure how I got lucky to snag one but I did. Amazon shipped it from Brazil to fulfill the order. Slow, late but delivered so props to them. RX 6800 XT? Not much luck on that front.

Very powerful processor for multithreaded applications such as video/audio encoding/editing. You can’t get a better processor than this for $799 unless you are ready to step up to the EPYC line/ThreadRipper for 3+ times more $$$.

Very satisfied

YOU WOULD BE ON OOF THE FEW IF YOU FIND ONE FOR MSRP. OTHER WISE NO COMPLAINTS SO FAR

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I mean, yeah its great but I cant really tell too much difference between my old i7 CPU and this one. I just wanted the bragging rights for someone with a lot of cores. Its the GPU thats important if youre looking to game.

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I built a workstation 2 1/2 years ago with the 3950x with exceptional components in it, as a programmers workstation with Hyper-V. So both single-core and multi-core performance is important. The benchmark numbers show a 29% single thread increase in lab tests but that also shows in real life. Its worth the upgrade in sense of performance. Ill sell the 3950x or use it in another build. The 5950x extends the life of this premium build.

Better all-core clocks than my 3950Xs. Better IPC. Better math performance. Runs hotter than the 3950X at the same loading. Very satisfied. Only my Epyc cpus are better bang for the buck.

Make sure you order pc parts individually or else you wont get any protective foam or air pouches. Its not like electronics/ computer parts can be easily damaged. Will update review accordingly if damaged during shipping.