AMD Ryzen™ 9 9950X When You Want the Best for Gaming and Creating Features: Supported Technologies: AMD EXPO™ Technology , AMD Ryzen™ Technologies Specifications: General Specifications Name AMD Ryzen™ 9 9950XFamily RyzenSeries Ryzen 9000 SeriesForm Factor Desktops , Boxed ProcessorMarket Segment Enthusiast DesktopAMD PRO Technologies NoConsumer Use YesRegional Availability GlobalFormer Codename Granite Ridge AM5Architecture Zen 5# of CPU Cores 16Multithreading (SMT) Yes# of Threads 32Max. Boost Clock Up to 5.7 GHzBase Clock 4.3 GHzL1 Cache 1280 KBL2 Cache 16 MBL3 Cache 64 MBDefault TDP 170WProcessor Technology for CPU Cores TSMC 4nm FinFETProcessor Technology for I/O Die TSMC 6nm FinFETPackage Die Count 3Unlocked for Overclocking YesAMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking Technology YesPrecision Boost Overdrive YesCurve Optimizer Voltage Offsets YesAMD Ryzen™ Master Support YesCPU Socket AM5Supporting Chipsets A620 , X670E , X670 , B650E , B650 , X870E , X870CPU Boost Technology Precision Boost 2Instruction Set x86-64Supported Extensions AES , AMD-V , AVX , AVX2 , AVX512 , FMA3 , MMX-plus , SHA , SSE , SSE2 , SSE3 , SSE4.1 , SSE4.2 , SSE4A , SSSE3 , x86-64Thermal Solution (PIB) Not IncludedRecommended Cooler Liquid cooler recommended for optimal performanceMax. Operating Temperature (Tjmax) 95°CLaunch Date 08/15/2024*OS Support Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86 64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Connectivity Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Ports 4Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Ports 1PCI Express® Version PCIe® 5.0Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable) 28 , 24Additional Usable PCIe Lanes from Motherboard X870E 8x Gen4 X870 4x Gen4 X670E 12x Gen4 X670 12x Gen4 B650E 8x Gen4 B650 8x Gen4NVMe Support Boot , RAID0 , RAID1 , RAID5 , RAID10System Memory Type DDR5Memory Channels 2Max. Memory 192 GBSystem Memory Subtype UDIMMMax Memory Speed 2x1R DDR5-5600, 2x2R DDR5-5600, 4x1R DDR5-3600, 4x2R DDR5-3600ECC Support Yes (Requires mobo support) Graphics Capabilities Graphics Model AMD Radeon™ GraphicsGraphics Core Count 2Graphics Frequency 2200 MHzUSB Type-C® DisplayPort™ Alternate Mode Yes Product IDs Product ID Boxed 100-100001277WOFProduct ID Tray 100-000001277