Hardware Unboxed | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Review - We've Seen This Before... @Hardwareunboxed | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
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Video Index
00:00 - Welcome to Hardware Unboxed
01:00 - Zen 5 continues to disappoint
02:42 - CPU Specs
03:59 - Test System Specs
04:08 - Cinebench
04:47 - Cinebench Power Usage [EPS12V Rails]
05:14 - 7Zip File Manager [Compression]
05:27 - 7Zip File Manager [Decompression]
05:37 - Blender Open Data
05:57 - Corona Benchmark
06:17 - Adobe Photoshop
06:34 - Adobe Premiere Pro
06:54 - Baldur’s Gate 3
07:26 - The Last of Us Part I
07:50 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
08:07 - Hogwarts Legacy
08:20 - Assetto Corsa Competizione
08:37 - Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
08:55 - Homeworld 3
09:03 - A Plague Tale Requiem
09:12 - Counter-Strike 2
09:29 - Starfield
09:42 - Horizon Forbidden West
09:57 - Hitman 3
10:07 - Watch Dogs Legion
10:16 - 13 Game Average
10:36 - Cinebench [PBO]
11:23 - Cinebench Power [PBO]
11:40 - Starfield [PBO]
11:48 - Hitman 3 [PBO]
11:54 - Horizon Forbidden West [PBO]
12:09 - Cost Per Frame [CPU Only]
12:29 - Cost Per Frame [CPU+RAM+MOBO]
12:43 - Conclusion
15:18 - The Gains We Got With Zen 4…
16:32 - Final Thoughts
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Review
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Read this review on TechSpot: techspot.com/review/2881-amd-ryzen-9-9950x
Video Index
00:00 - Welcome to Hardware Unboxed
01:00 - Zen 5 continues to disappoint
02:42 - CPU Specs
03:59 - Test System Specs
04:08 - Cinebench
04:47 - Cinebench Power Usage [EPS12V Rails]
05:14 - 7Zip File Manager [Compression]
05:27 - 7Zip File Manager [Decompression]
05:37 - Blender Open Data
05:57 - Corona Benchmark
06:17 - Adobe Photoshop
06:34 - Adobe Premiere Pro
06:54 - Baldur’s Gate 3
07:26 - The Last of Us Part I
07:50 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
08:07 - Hogwarts Legacy
08:20 - Assetto Corsa Competizione
08:37 - Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
08:55 - Homeworld 3
09:03 - A Plague Tale Requiem
09:12 - Counter-Strike 2
09:29 - Starfield
09:42 - Horizon Forbidden West
09:57 - Hitman 3
10:07 - Watch Dogs Legion
10:16 - 13 Game Average
10:36 - Cinebench [PBO]
11:23 - Cinebench Power [PBO]
11:40 - Starfield [PBO]
11:48 - Hitman 3 [PBO]
11:54 - Horizon Forbidden West [PBO]
12:09 - Cost Per Frame [CPU Only]
12:29 - Cost Per Frame [CPU+RAM+MOBO]
12:43 - Conclusion
15:18 - The Gains We Got With Zen 4…
16:32 - Final Thoughts
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Review
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03:53 - What makes a game well optimised in 2023?
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13:53 - Frame Generation vs Fluid Motion?
16:18 - Is AMD falling too far behind Nvidia’s feature set?
25:37 - Does Nvidia overstate their PSU requirements for 40 series GPUs?
28:07 - Has Steve recovered from the price of the ASUS 4090 Matrix?
31:53 - What ended up being the official solution for RTX 4090 power plugs melting?
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00:00 - Welcome back to Hardware Unboxed
00:15 - Ad Spot
00:58 - Were Nvidia successful in preventing 4060 Ti 16GB reviews by not sampling media?
05:22 - ADA vs Turing - GPU generation battle
09:20 - Does BattleMage have a chance to make an impact given Intel’s improvements with Alchemist?
11:35 - Do we recommend ARC GPUs given the state of AMD and Nvidia?
14:31 - What was Nvidia’s initial angle regarding the 4060 Ti 16GB?
20:41 - How important is future performance/longevity when buying a new GPU?
24:34 - Any updates on AMD contracts prohibiting DLSS?
40:48 - Could ReBar and/or DirectStorage give 8GB GPUs any relief?
44:16 - Why can’t Intel offer something similar to AMD 3D V-Cache products?
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21:10 - How long will AM4 remain viable for?
23:33 - Is the best time to buy a GPU upon release?
28:33 - Is the Steam hardware survey reliable?
33:20 - Upgrade to 7800X3D from 5600X worth it?
37:15 - Outro
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01:27 - Are we afraid of being too negative?
04:48 - Where is the $200, 4080 Super discount?
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11:00 - What would a well positioned APU look like in the current market?
14:43 - Why is the PS5 APU so much more powerful than the 8700G?
18:07 - Can high-end motherboard features eventually justify their prices?
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