AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X can be found below. 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: 84.37

Overall Rank: 185

Last Price Change: $459.99 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark

38809

Single Thread Rating: 2705
Samples: 3099*
*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	133,610 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	78,058 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	183 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	63,860 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	38,043 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	588,519 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,643 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	36,699 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,705 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$575.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$459.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	YEYIAN ODACHI Gaming PC Desktop, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, RTX 4090, 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM, 2TB M.2 SSD + 2TB HDD, 360mm Liquid Cooler VR Ready Computer, 1000W Platinum PSU, X670 Motherboard, Win 11 Home	$3499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake Graphite 360 Gaming PC (AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, RTX 3060, 16GB RGB 3200Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Win 10 Home) Gaming Desktop Computer S1BK-B550-G36-LCS,Black	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Velztorm Aciex 3D Gaming Desktop PC (AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16-Core 4.20GHz, Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB, 32GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD (3.5), 360mm AIO, RGB Fans, 1000W PSU, WiFi 6, Win11Pro) VELZ0077	$3759.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake Frostbite 380 Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X 8-core, ToughRam RGB DDR4 3600Mhz 32GB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080, 1TB NVMe M.2, Win10 Home) D3FB-B550-380-LCS	$1947.43 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake AH-390 Liquid-Cooled PC (AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, RTX 3090, 16GB RGB 3600Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory, 1TB Gen4 NVMe M.2, WiFi, Win 10 Home) Gaming Desktop Computer AHB2-B550-A39-LCS	$3481.73 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,348
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,809
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		84.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		2,705
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2079129 - Apr 16 2024		39135
BL2076005 - Apr 12 2024		38017
BL2075933 - Apr 12 2024		28350
BL2075903 - Apr 12 2024		39550
BL2075590 - Apr 11 2024		40889

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,809
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		45,681 (+17.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,737 (-15.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		30,836 (-20.5%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,363 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,159 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		34,652 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,554 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,379 (+19.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		34,383 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		39,193 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,660 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i9-13900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		47,872 (+23.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,992
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		3,186

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