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Truthfully it looks like someone glued a Ryzen 9 7950X lid to a different CPU comparing your photo with the one I posted further down in my reply.
All the photos I have seen of the Ryzen 9 7950X indicates what you received is a different CPU with a fake 7950X Cover or lid:
1- where did you purchase your processor? Which Retailer?
If from Ebay or one of the Foreign type sellers like Alibaba then it is a good chance it is a fake.
2- Did it arrive in a sealed Official AMD Retail Box:
If you processor didn't come in a box similar to the photo above it is either a OEM/TRAY or Used or Fake processor.
From AMD SUPPORT on how to verify if you have a genunine AMD processor with photos: https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/warranty/PIB-Authenticity.html
3- Did the Processor's Serial Number match the Serial Number on the Official AMD Retail Box white label?
4- Open a AMD SUPPORT - WARRANTY ticket and input your Ryzen Serial Number from the processor's lid itself and see if that is a 7950X or a Used or OEM/TRAY processor lid from here: https://www.amd.com/en/forms/contact-us/support.html
Truthfully it looks like someone glued a Ryzen 9 7950X lid to a different CPU comparing your photo with the one I posted further down in my reply.
All the photos I have seen of the Ryzen 9 7950X indicates what you received is a different CPU with a fake 7950X Cover or lid:
1- where did you purchase your processor? Which Retailer?
If from Ebay or one of the Foreign type sellers like Alibaba then it is a good chance it is a fake.
2- Did it arrive in a sealed Official AMD Retail Box:
If you processor didn't come in a box similar to the photo above it is either a OEM/TRAY or Used or Fake processor.
From AMD SUPPORT on how to verify if you have a genunine AMD processor with photos: https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/warranty/PIB-Authenticity.html
3- Did the Processor's Serial Number match the Serial Number on the Official AMD Retail Box white label?
4- Open a AMD SUPPORT - WARRANTY ticket and input your Ryzen Serial Number from the processor's lid itself and see if that is a 7950X or a Used or OEM/TRAY processor lid from here: https://www.amd.com/en/forms/contact-us/support.html
