95°C is Now Normal: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU Review & Benchmarks

I chose this cpu for my first pc build, and it is managing a "cool" 80 degrees Celsius with the noctua NH d12 and a positive air pressure jn the cabinet. And that is while playing Cyberpunk at 1440p with ultra settings and high raytracing and getting 140 fps.

7950X spec is 90C

Me: CPU running hella hot AMD: yeah, it'll do that

95c just shows how must energy is wasted. We have a long way to go

First time here...what's 1% low and 0.1% low in game testing? Thanks.

LTT thought they had defective chip because they didn't understand this, then they posted 4 weeks later some hand waving video explaining wrong concepts because they didn't understand it. Not sure if they do even today.

I can't thank you enough for pointing out the spike in thermals almost instantly! I have been trying to diagnose my 7950X's performance for ages now! Even using Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut!

95C is not normal that is DANGEROUS temps wtf dude

stop rendering blender! No one rendering on cpu, make a simulation if you want to test cpu

I found your channel via the video about Linus Tech Tips (which I always avoided by intuition) and would like to thank you.

I'm currently planning my first 16-Core rig – coming from my current box I built over
a decade ago with a Xeon E3-1230 and I am really beginning to like this channel.

As someone into dataviz and UX, I very much appreciate the highly readable graphs and the countdown bars
that perfectly telegraph when you have to pause the video to keep looking at one of them in more detail.

I was positively surprised that you include information that is really important for me as someone who's not only looking for
good performance with games, but also with bulk compilation, 2D/3D asset creation (CAD- as well as art/gamedev-related)
and various other sysops and development tasks.

I don't feel especially good about spending 600 quid on a CPU, but it does look like this is the most future-proof CPU for me.

The only thing I'm still uncertain about is the cooling – the official product page recommends liquid cooling, but I'm paranoid
about liquids near electronics and this box will sit within a mobile 19" rack that is transported over bumpy roads… are liquid
coolers robust enough for that? Or can/should I just go with one of them chonky copper+aluminium ones like the Arctic
Cooling Freezer 7X currently sitting on my Xeon?

PS, two more benchmarks I would have really liked: throughput of hardware acceleration for encryption and video codecs.

You don't need to worry too much about 7950x temps. 240mm aio with four (push pull configuration)120mm fans is enough for 7950x. Or two 120mm and one 140mm fan is also good. So be easy.

I got a 7950X3D with a Noctua NH-D15 and it can hit 5700MHz but it seems to have a more consistent frequency of around 5400MHz which I'm still really happy with considering I don't have to deal with the stress of liquid in my system.

I have a 7900x, no over clocking nothing just stock out of the box. I have it on an evga clc 280 all on one. My idle Temps are 55-60 and it goes to like 72c when I just open up a browser.

Is this normal? Seems insane.

i have no reason for this i just wanna build a super high end pc for no reason haha

Compared to my FX-8350 system which has been rock solid flawless, the Ryzen AM5 platform has been a steaming pile of 5h1t. I can't stand this. I haven't used a system this bad since I bought an IBM xSeries 455 EFI Itanium 2 systemback in the wearly 2000's. Which arguable is the worst comptuer I have ever owned... followed by this 7950x and Gigabyte AORUS x670 Elite AX Gaming Mobo and 128gb RAM. What a nightmare, it has fought me tooth and nail every step of the way and I still don't have a usable system. I can get to BIOS and that took me weeks just to get it to POST with video on teh screen.

EFI can swck a tvrd and DDR5 right along with it.

got scared shitless when my ryzen 5800x got up to 90C degrees lol glad to know its normal.

this would be a massive upgrade over my old i7-6800K. i do gaming and work loads.
i've had my current build for 7 years only adding ram and storage space.

"We're almost out of this design and won't be ordering any more." Sounds like some BS tactic some shady computer builder might use. You've been dealing with these sleazy computer manufacturers for too long.

I just built a Ryzen 9 7950x build. MSI X670 PRO, Corsair 32GB 6000mt c36, EVGA RTZ 3080ti FTW3 Ultra Hybrid, Corsair 4000D air flow, Thermaltake tough liquid Ultra 360 AIO. 1000 watt Asus ROG PSU.

I keep my 7900x in 105w eco mode .. Still idols at 47-50C

wonder if thermal grizzly kryonaut is appropriate given 7950x 95* temps... and where best to apply paste given CCD locations (center or slightly below)?

7950x use newer technology 3nm and i9 13900ks use 10nm also 7950x has 24 lanes and 13900ks has only 20 lanes

In cinebench I Crack 95° constantly but never see that in gaming. Clock speeds stayed at 5ghz. I've seen my 760px boost as high as 6.4ghz in cyberpunk. But during testing my rad doesn't even get warm. 360 eisbaer. After a while of gaming only one side of my rad gets warm. Any ideas?

When I boot with my am5 system there’s atleast 20 seconds of debug light flashing is that Normal?

I love you man, but this monotone constant blabbering of words needs to stop, find some air and create some pauses in your talking , its almost dizzying how fast you can talk that is better to just hit pause at each screen and go for another video

Had me laughing at he rainbow six comment on FPS man. Thanks

I just bought Ryzen 9 7950x. LOL

Is it normal my ryzen 7050x stays at 60c while idling? Like nothing opened even though I have the same cooler? Liquid artic 360 II

So is it normal i run 92c on rust?

Well, I got my 7950X set up and going and dig'n it. The system wont be running at full tilt like in these tests so I won't lose 0.1 second of sleep with this cpu. Hell, coming from an 11 year old i7 2600K, that's still hump'n BTW, a match and a twig would be a huge improvement.

tell me you dont pay for electric w/o telling me you dont pay for electric

Do you think a asus strix b650-e board can handle the power draw of this cpu ?

95c is obscenely hot. I use to freak out back in the day(2010…lol) when my 4890 video card went over 60c but it never had a problem……ever. Fuking space heater in the winter.

We’re going to be melting silicone soon enough. Synthetic diamonds are the future of CPU’s(hopefully).

Is it normal for Cyberpunk at 21:9 maxed out to be hitting 95-98 degrees?

Oh, so, I was going for a Ryzen 9 5950x. I have a lian li Galahad 240 aio and a pretty good cooled case, but now I’m thinking of buying the 7950x and I am worried with my little 240mm aio haha..

Will it still be good ? Like is it a good idea please ?

idk if I'd feel comfortable playing on a 95°c cpu even with liquid cooling... the second that cooler fails she's gonna fry! lol

Jumping from a 2700X that I paid 420 around 2017, I'd say I did OK at landing the 7950X for 575. And what an upgrade it will be. 🤩

Complete cap. My 7900 NEVER goes above 75 when getting pushed, usually chills at 50-60. Noctua nh-d15

i'm looking for an upgrade from my i7-6500k ....

is the arctic cooling liquid freezer ii 420 better?

People here can't comprehend what's happening with the 95C thing.
Intel gives the CPU max power (watts), the CPU reaches 100C and it throttles.
AMD gives the CPU room to hit 95C and it doesn't throttle. If you have a better cooler it will boost higher within the power limit at 95C.
Temperature doesn't equal to power draw. There are a ton of temperature sensors in the CPU, if AMD would've shown you another sensor reading which reads 75C that wouldn't have changed a thing except nobody would be freaking out. Typical AMD thing, their presentation and PR still sucks.
Not to mention 1. you can set lower limit if 95C bothers you 2. we can expect these high temperatures when we're talking about bleeding edge nodes at high frequencies, the transistor density is immense -> more heat. 3. unless you render all the time you won't see 95C. Under games the temperature is around 70-75C.

nabbed mine for 20% off, thank yooooou black friday and thank you for this video that made me wait for a price drop!

Damn bro but ryzen 9 7950x is out of stock

Just limit the TDP a bit and the temps go down drastically without sacrificing much performance

Would be great if these CPU reviews had a short benchmark for CFD and FEA computations.

How is it possible for the CPU to pin itself at TJMax and have it not be detrimental to long-term reliability?