AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Released
Q4/2022
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 3950X or AMD Ryzen 9 7950X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q3/2019.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X has a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. 16 / 32 Cores. Power consumption of 170 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

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

    (based on several benchmarks)

    57 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    105 W left arrow 170 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    160 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    45 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    115 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    35 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    71 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    24 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    272 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    105 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    19 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    10 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    179 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    65 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    8 place
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    3 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.50 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    28 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    16 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    3 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    12 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 9 5950X left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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 no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow --
  • Shader
    left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    left arrow --
  • Generation
    left arrow --
  • Technology
    left arrow --
  • Release date
    left arrow --
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR5-5200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W left arrow 170 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    142 W left arrow 230 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 8.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM5
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1371
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
1989
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
24050
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
38293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1310
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
2128
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
14322
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
22252
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

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