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AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800
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Q3/2019
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or AMD Ryzen 9 3950X? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5800
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5800 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    34 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    16 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 3950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    120 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    38 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    84 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    29 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    50 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    20 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    197 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    49 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    19 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    8 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    37 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800X left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 GHz left arrow 4.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Graphics verification source
    - left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and AMD Ryzen 7 5800. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 142 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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