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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 16 Cores and 32 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.7 GHz

Cores: 16 Threads: 32

Typical TDP: 105 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 84.64

Overall Rank:
298th fastest in multithreading out of 5276 CPUs
840th fastest in single threading out of 5276 CPUs
81st fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $455.95 USD (2025-07-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
38590
Single Thread Rating
2704

Samples: 3665*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 35,620
Thread: 2,985

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Integer Math133,119 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math77,916 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers177 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,358 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption37,911 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression588,042 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,619 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions36,619 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,704 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$455.95 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Skytech Chronos 3 Gaming PC Desktop, Ryzen 9 9950X3D 4.3 GHz (5.7GHz Turbo), NVIDIA RTX 5080 16GB, X670 Board, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, 64GB DDR5 RAM 6000 RGB, 1000W Gold ATX 3 PSU, Wi-Fi, Win 11 Skytech Chronos 3 Gaming PC Desktop, Ryzen 9 9950X3D 4.3 GHz (5.7GHz Turbo), NVIDIA RTX 5080 16GB, X670 Board, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, 64GB DDR5 RAM 6000 RGB, 1000W Gold ATX 3 PSU, Wi-Fi, Win 11 $3299.99
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Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2771757 - Jul 17 2025
36039
BL2768556 - Jul 16 2025
36006
BL2766457 - Jul 15 2025
35398
BL2764410 - Jul 14 2025
38869
BL2763880 - Jul 14 2025
36834
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
38,590
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
32,546 (-15.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
32,577 (-15.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
30,595 (-20.7%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
34,423 (-10.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
45,895 (+18.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
45,432 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
43,722 (+13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
39,996 (+3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
31,935 (-17.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
39,007 (+1.1%)
Intel Core i9-10920X @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
26,016 (-32.6%)
Intel Core i9-14900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
47,082 (+22.0%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,835
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,564
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,476
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,275
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,799
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,790
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,615
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,530
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,470
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
3,303