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: 148.92

Overall Rank:
225th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
677th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
68th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $260.09 USD (2024-12-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

38733

Single Thread Rating

2704

Samples: 3255*
*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	133,479 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	78,014 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	181 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	63,634 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	37,991 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	588,207 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,636 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	36,662 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,704 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 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!
	$258.42 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	BOSGAME M2 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Processor Mini Computer(8C/16T, up to 5.2GHz) 32GB DDR5, 1TB M.2 SSD, Quad Display Desktop Gaming PC, Pre-in Windows 11 Pro, Dual LAN, WiFi 6E, BT 5.2	$699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY AMD Ryzen 9 Mini PC 6900HX(8C,16T, Up to 4.90Hz) 16GB DDR5 500GB M.2 NVME(Max 4100MB/S) SSD S6 Mini Desktop Computer OS Pro. Micro PC Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/HDMI/DP/USB 4.0/3.2 PC Gaming	$319.00 (www.amazon.com)
	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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,109
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,733
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.20
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		148.92
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.48
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 3rd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		2,704
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2261182 - Dec 01 2024		38775
BL2259789 - Nov 29 2024		35161
BL2257734 - Nov 27 2024		36234
BL2256050 - Nov 26 2024		37433
BL2255199 - Nov 25 2024		37699

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
As of 3rd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,733
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,617 (-15.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		45,605 (+17.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		39,109 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,666 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,470 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,113 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		34,291 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,546 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,383 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,999 (+0.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		36,940 (-4.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		35,972 (-7.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		3,331

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