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
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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 CJ2M-CPU33--NEW--HW | ALLEN BRADLEY SLC 5/05 1747-L551 | MICRO CENTER 225FB860MEAGLEPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | - | 8 | 24 | - | 1 | - |
| Threads | - | 16 | 24 | - | - | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 5200 | 5700 | - | - | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | - | 96 | 36 | - | - | - |
| Tdp W | - | 120 | 125 | - | - | - |
| Socket | - | AM5 | LGA 1851 | - | - | - |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Graphics | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF | 3.5 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| 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 CJ2M-CPU33--NEW--HW Compare | 3.5 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| ALLEN BRADLEY SLC 5/05 1747-L551 Compare | 3.5 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| MICRO CENTER 225FB860MEAGLEPL Compare | 3.5 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
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