AMD Ryzen 9950X release date, where to buy & latest updates
Get ready for the Ryzen 9950X coming next week, 15th August!
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AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X will officially release today, August 15th, 2024, and around 10:00am EST/14:00pm GMT.
As we mentioned in our Ryzen 9000 release date page, AMD have delayed the release of the 9000 series CPUs, with the launch now taking place in August and being split into two release dates dependent on the CPU.
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-core, 32-thread Unlocked Desktop Processor – $649 – Amazon
- AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-core, 24-thread Unlocked Desktop Processor – $499 – Amazon
The Ryzen 9950X will be released on Thursday, 15th August 2024 alongside the Ryzen 9000X. The Ryzen 9600X and 9700X will release tomorrow, Thursday 8th August.
The original release date for the Ryzen 9950X was the 31st July 2024, however after AMD released a statement on the 24th July 2024 highlighting concerns with the quality control of the Ryzen 9000 series CPUs, they have decided to delay the release to August which should allow them to fix any quality concerns they have.
That being said, it doesn’t seem to have scared any potential buyers away, with most feedback from the AMD community being positive. Furthermore, AMD has lifted the review embargo for the 9950X, and early benchmarks from tier-1 publications suggests that the chip does should an uplift over its predecessor. However, generational performance in the gaming sector isn’t blowing anyone away, meaning the X3D variant (which should arrive later this year) is very much the chip to go for in that department.
If you are wondering what time the Ryzen launch will take place, typically it is 9am EST / 2PM GMT / 6AM PST.
Where to buy the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X US
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X will most likely be available to purchase at every major tech retailer in the US, these include:
Where to buy the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CA
Just like the US, we expect the Ryzen 9 9950X to be available at all major retailers.
Where to buy the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X UK
And finally, to our friends across the pond, we also assume the 9950X will be available at all major tech retailers.
AMD Ryzen 9950X Specifications
The much anticipated 9950X is going to pack a punch, check the official specifications below.
The Ryzen 9950X has the same amount of cores and threads as the previous generation Ryzen 7950X, with a slightly higher base clock of 4.5Ghz instead of 4.3Ghz.
Ryzen 9950X Price Expectations
We’ve covered a lot of the pricing leaks for the Ryzen 9000 series in our main launch page here, however to focus specifically on the Ryzen 9950X we are expecting the retail price to be $599 which is $100 cheaper than the previous launch of the Ryzen 7950X.
Several retailers including Best Buy and NewEgg have leaked the pricing when they put live their product placeholder pages, and we expect these prices to be accurate.
As you can see above, Best Buy had the Ryzen 9950X on the site for $599, and multiple other retailers have had the same pricing.
Based on our own research, as well as expertise and knowledge of covering AMD launches for the past several years, as well as covering recent retailer leaks we believe the Ryzen 9950X will be priced at approximately $599 USD / 549 Euros / £499 GBP.
Ryzen 9950X Pre Orders & Retailers
If you are looking to preorder the Ryzen 9950X please bookmark this page as we will be updating this page with a list of US and international retailers once preorders go live.
- Ryzen 9950X – $599 – Best Buy
Amazon Canada and Amazon Netherlands also had pages live for the Ryzen 9950X however they have since been removed, we’re currently trying to find more retailers such as Amazon US and Newegg who previously had pages live.
