As we get closer and closer to the release date of the Ryzen 9000 series – on July 31st in case you missed it – more and more benchmarks are surfacing online. There have been plenty of 9950X benchmarks on Geekbench (and elsewhere for that matter), but now it’s time to take a closer look at some Cinebench scores.
This particular benchmark caught our attention as it compares the 9950X in different configurations, with the new curve shaper feature proving its worth. This overclocking feature was shown off earlier this month and now we can see it in action. As expected, the new flagship model boasts impressive multi-core performance as it is backed up by 16 cores & 32 threads.
Ryzen 9 9950X with Curve Shaper hits the highest multi-core score
A post from known leaker harukaze5719 gives us the inside scoop on the latest 9000 series tests. With just over a couple of weeks to go until you’ll be able to purchase one of these processors, early performance results are promising. Three 9950X benchmarks were shown off, with the Curve Shaper overclocking feature utilized to achieve a high 45,303 score. For reference, the CPU managed 41,925 with no overclock and 43,905 with PBO (Precision Boost Overdrive).
1susmus on X was the first person to break the news of the Curve Shaper feature, an add-on for AMD Curve Optimizer which first appears alongside the Ryzen 9000 series. This tool allows enthusiasts to fine-tune the voltage-frequency curve of their CPU to achieve the best performance possible while remaining efficient in terms of thermals.
The upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X looks to be the next best consumer CPU, and thanks to the unlocked design, overclocking benchmarks demonstrate what it is capable of. It broke multiple records yesterday, up to 55K, but the overclocked results above are a little more sensible (and don’t require liquid nitrogen cooling).
AMD’s 9950X comfortably beats Intel’s 14900K
We can’t say that we weren’t warned about the power of this new Zen 5 CPU. AMD itself boasted better performance than Intel’s current flagship i9-14900K model back at Computex, with heavy gains in both productivity and gaming scenarios. Now these Cinebench scores solidify that and the overclocking scores only take that further.
As you can see above, the i9-14900K hits a score of 36,248 at its maximum 253W turbo power, whereas the 9950X (which has a 170W TDP) at default settings scores 41,924, proving the efficiency of AMD’s new Zen 5 architecture.
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