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.
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Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?

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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: 121.13

Overall Rank:
211th fastest in multithreading out of 4844 CPUs
642nd fastest in single threading out of 4844 CPUs
60th fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $319.99 USD (2024-09-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

38759

Single Thread Rating

2705

Samples: 3198*
*Margin for error: Low

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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Integer Math	133,540 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	78,031 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	182 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	63,685 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	38,006 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	588,215 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,639 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	36,666 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,705 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$485.95 USD	Buy Now!
	$319.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Velztorm Aciex 3D Gaming Desktop PC (AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16-Core, RTX 4090, 64GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD + 3TB HDD, 360mmAIO, RGB Fans, 1000W PSU, Win10Home)	$3948.00 (www.amazon.com)
	KODLIX AD69 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX(8C/16T, Up to 4.9GHz), Mini Computers with Radeon 680M GPU, 32GB DDR5 1TB PCIe4.0 SSD, 8K@60Hz Quad Display 2xUSB4+2xHDMI2.1, WiFi6E/BT5.3/2.5Gbps LAN/4x USB3.2	$489.00 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY S6 Pro AMD Zen3+ Ryzen 9 Mini PC, 6900HX(8C16T, Up to 4.9 GHz) Mini Desktop, Micro PC, 16GB DDR5 4800Mhz\| 500GB PCIE4.0 NVME SSD, 4K Triple Displays, WiFi 6+BT5.2, DP 144Hz+HDMI, USB4.0/3.2	$499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Reatan Alloy 9 Mini Gaming PC AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 1TB SSD 32GB DDR5 5600 MHz RAM,Desktop Mini Computers Windows 11 pro,Radeon 780M Graphics,2.5Gbps LAN, HDMI 2.1, 8K USB 4.0 Wi-Fi 6E/BT5.3	$709.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ACEMAGICIAN Mini Gaming PC Ryzen 9 6900HX - AMD Radeon 680M 32GB DDR5 512GB NVMe SSD, Mini Computers RGB Lights \| WiFi6 \| BT5.2 \| Dual Channel \| 3 Modes Mini Desktop \| Up to 4.9Ghz	$449.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,108
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,482
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,125
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,759
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,607
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,270
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,168

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.55
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.59
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.85
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.57
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		121.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.09
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,623
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,908
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,807
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		2,705
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2195724 - Sep 15 2024		37067
BL2195645 - Sep 15 2024		36289
BL2195264 - Sep 15 2024		39495
BL2194755 - Sep 14 2024		37729
BL2188259 - Sep 06 2024		39697

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,759
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		45,632 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,482 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,146 (+6.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,627 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,470 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,298 (+19.4%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,845 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		37,037 (-4.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		36,014 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		30,788 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		30,648 (-20.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,110 (+19.0%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,410
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,201
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,091
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,964
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,831
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		3,179

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