MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D pairs 16 cores with a 5.7 GHz boost and 144MB cache, making it the fastest gaming processor on the market. The MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk adds Wi-Fi 7, USB4, and a 14+2+1 power system with PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots for a balanced enthusiast build. Best for gamers and content creators prioritizing raw gaming and multitasking, though its 3.5/100 AI/LLM score means it's not for heavy machine-learning workloads.
7 Overall Score
Price £1,168
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average single thread (3rd percentile)
- Below average ai (4th percentile)
- Below average multi thread (4th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (4th percentile)
The proof
Performance
vs Competition
| Spec | MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor | HP Xeon P67080-B21 | G.Skill Trident Z Neo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | - | 8 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | - | 16 | 24 | 48 | 32 | 12 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 5200 | 5700 | 4000 | 3900 | 4200 |
| L3 Cache Mb | - | 96 | 36 | 128 | 37.5 | 32 |
| Tdp W | - | 120 | 125 | 200 | 195 | 65 |
| Socket | - | AM5 | LGA 1851 | AMD Socket SP3 | LGA 4677 | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Graphics | - | No | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF | 3.6 | 20.3 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.1 | 87.7 | 90 | 95.7 |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Compare | 96.2 | 99.8 | 95.9 | 97.1 | 96.6 | 99.8 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 76.9 | 84.1 | 83.8 | 94.5 | 80.2 |
| HP Xeon P67080-B21 Compare | 91.7 | 76.9 | 90.7 | 78.2 | 90.9 | 80.4 |
| G.Skill Trident Z Neo Compare | 72.6 | 87.1 | 78.3 | 83.1 | 73.5 | 72.5 |
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