toms hardware AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core CPU Hits 5 GHz Without Breaking A Sweat

[Mistio]

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AMD advertises its Ryzen 5000 (codename Vermeer) processors with their maximum boost clock speeds. However, the value doesn't take into the chipmaker's own Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) technology. Under the right conditions, PBO allows the processor to boost beyond AMD's specifications. That feature is probably why the Ryzen 9 5950X, Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 7 5800X are ticking faster than their advertised values in the newly uncovered Geekbench 5 submissions.

 

 

 

 

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Edited October 21, 2020 by Mistio

[mouacyk]

Impressive with all that IPC as well.  Hopefully it's not a 0.01% bin sample.

Edited October 21, 2020 by mouacyk

[Sir Beregond]

30 minutes ago, mouacyk said:

Impressive with all that IPC as well.  Hopefully it's not a 0.01% bin sample.

My thought as well. Hopefully most of us can hit these.

[ENTERPRISE]

Will likely say that the majority will hit 5ghz with PBO with the right motherboard just judging from the advances in the 5000 series.

[W95CIH]

Yes, but how does it game? Intel marketing would like to know.

[J7SC_Orion]

I am seriously thinking about a 5950X / 64 GB build project early in the new year - and hopefully soon, I might even figure out which GPU(s) to add. The 16C/32T 5950X with lots of fast RAM and its IPC improvements strikes me as the perfect all-rounder for both productivity and games. 

[rares495]

I hope a 5GHz allcore OC will be doable with less than 1.5V

 

Let's see how the 5950X behaves in an ROG board with The Stilt's PBO FMAX Enhancer feature. Will be interesting.

[ENTERPRISE]

I doubt all core 5ghz OC will happen, not without silly v-core.

 

Im skipping this gen mainly as It does not offer me much over the 3950 and next super build will be when DDR5 has matured a little 

[Mistio]

I said it before, 2020 and 2021 seem to be a good year for building some monster computers. Good chips for pretty much anything and GPU wise things will be very competitive. 

[J7SC_Orion]

...'the problem is' that I like building unusual computer projects as much as use them, and I'm getting the 'new project itch' 

 

For both 4K gaming and some productivity tasks, my 2950X / 64GB / 2x 2080 Ti doesn't need any upgrades, not least with the unique UMA / NUMA options the 2950X has. On the other hand, I use several machines in my home and office anyway, and I could bump a few older X79 / 6c/12t to server and/or backup / nas status - I always seem to find more tasks & room for new builds  Also, I have extra sets of fast GSkill DDR4 in reserve I could use, ditto for high-end PSUs.

 

...put differently though, there's no real hurry to line up and 'be first' with latest GPUs and CPUs - I like to see what shakes out over the next few months re. trusted 3rd-party reviews and extensive testing, driver updates, genuine availability / pricing etc.  That said, the 5950X looks mighty (per admittedly early info) and very capable to do both productivity and gaming very well 

[ENTERPRISE]

3 hours ago, J7SC_Orion said:

...'the problem is' that I like building unusual computer projects as much as use them, and I'm getting the 'new project itch' 

 

For both 4K gaming and some productivity tasks, my 2950X / 64GB / 2x 2080 Ti doesn't need any upgrades, not least with the unique UMA / NUMA options the 2950X has. On the other hand, I use several machines in my home and office anyway, and I could bump a few older X79 / 6c/12t to server and/or backup / nas status - I always seem to find more tasks & room for new builds  Also, I have extra sets of fast GSkill DDR4 in reserve I could use, ditto for high-end PSUs.

 

...put differently though, there's no real hurry to line up and 'be first' with latest GPUs and CPUs - I like to see what shakes out over the next few months re. trusted 3rd-party reviews and extensive testing, driver updates, genuine availability / pricing etc.  That said, the 5950X looks mighty (per admittedly early info) and very capable to do both productivity and gaming very well 

I know what you mean about those project itches, they can be hard to scratch.

[J7SC_Orion]

3 hours ago, ENTERPRISE said:

I know what you mean about those project itches, they can be hard to scratch.

 

  

...yeah, this guy is clearly ready for a new build project !

 

 

[Sir Beregond]

17 hours ago, ENTERPRISE said:

I know what you mean about those project itches, they can be hard to scratch.

 

Just swapping my current PC into a new case and replacing the tubing scratched that itch till I can do a Zen 3 build in a few months.

Edited October 26, 2020 by Sir Beregond

[ENTERPRISE]

15 hours ago, J7SC_Orion said:

 

  

...yeah, this guy is clearly ready for a new build project !

 

 

 

Too true !

[Veii]

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Edited October 26, 2020 by Veii
double posting known information

[J7SC_Orion]

I can see myself building a nice all-AMD project for the first time ever....

 

For example, Zen 3 5950X (or even TR version later in '21), lots of fast RAM and possibly 2x 6900 XT GPUs (depending what AMD does w/ mGPU). All that in a nice TT Core P5 or P7...all w-cooled of course....no more Itchy & Scratchy for a bit 

 

BTW, not sure if this has been shared already, but Computerbase.de managed to capture these Passmark results before they were removed again (don't forget the salt, just in case..)

 

Edited October 26, 2020 by J7SC_Orion

[mouacyk]

The problem with building anything now is the supply.