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 Size: L1: 1024 KB, L2: 8.0 MB, L3: 64 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 67.80

Overall Rank: 101

Last Price Change: $575.00 USD (2023-03-31)

Average CPU Mark

38985

Single Thread Rating: 2710
Samples: 2707*
*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	133,988 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	78,149 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	188 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	64 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	38,125 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	574.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics	1,660 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	36,740 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,710 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$590.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$599.99 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Centaurus Polaris 4AW PC - AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 4.5GHz 12-Core, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, GT 1030 GPU, Liquid Cooler, Windows 11 Pro \| Custom Professional PC	$1287.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Empowered PC Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB, 32GB 3200MHz RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD, 750W PSU, AC WiFi, Windows 11 Home) Gamer Computer	$1749.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 5900, 32GB 3466MHz RAM, 1TB SDD + 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X Graphics, VR Ready, USB-C, Windows 11 Home – Black	$2399.97 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Air Cooling, USB-C, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro - Black	$1139.59 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC EliteMini HM90 AMD Ryzen 9 4900H 8 Cores 32 GB RAM 512 GB PCIe SSD Mini Desktop Computer, 2X 2.5 inch HDD slots, with HDMI / DisplayPort / USB-C Video Ports , Dual Lan, 4X USB 3.0, 2X USB 3.1	$489.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,596
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,985
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,799
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,678
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,948
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,924
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,529
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,797
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,548
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		185.00
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		141.75
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		141.01
Intel Core i9-12900K		97.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.08
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		67.80
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		51.05
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,205
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,724
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,358
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,946
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		2,710
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1781139 - Mar 29 2023		36090
BL1779763 - Mar 27 2023		39340
BL1779650 - Mar 27 2023		22344
BL1778833 - Mar 26 2023		40223
BL1778815 - Mar 26 2023		39031

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
As of 31st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,985
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		45,905 (+17.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		30,681 (-21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		39,279 (+0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,731 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i9-10920X @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		26,360 (-32.4%)
Intel Core i9-12900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		37,331 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		34,750 (-10.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		27,768 (-28.8%)
Intel Core i9-10900X @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		22,514 (-42.3%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,596 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,407 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		34,799 (-10.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,320
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,450
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,437
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,800
Intel Core i9-13900T		7,708
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,584
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,145
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,937
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,769
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,728
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,699
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,624
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		3,216

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