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: 149.08

Overall Rank:
223rd fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
670th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
67th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $259.88 USD (2024-11-19)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

38742

Single Thread Rating

2704

Samples: 3244*
*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	133,502 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	78,023 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	181 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	63,649 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	37,997 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	588,252 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,637 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	36,663 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,704 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of November 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!
	$259.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	MINISFORUM UM890 Pro Mini PC AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS(8C/16T, up to 5.2GHz) 32GB DDR5 1TB PCIe4.0 SSD, 2xUSB4(PD 8K)\|1xHDMI\|1xDP Four Outputs, 2x RJ45, BT5.2 4xUSB3.2 AMD Radeon 780M Graphics Micro Computer	$809.90 (www.amazon.com)
	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	$449.98 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,006
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,473
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,742
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.35
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		149.08
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
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
BL2249467 - Nov 19 2024		39565
BL2247447 - Nov 16 2024		40614
BL2244613 - Nov 13 2024		37028
BL2244352 - Nov 13 2024		35363
BL2241478 - Nov 10 2024		36359

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,742
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		45,601 (+17.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		39,113 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,666 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,473 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,116 (+6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,619 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,581 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,399 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,957 (+0.6%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		36,943 (-4.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		35,984 (-7.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		34,645 (-10.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,219
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,731
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,540
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,310
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		3,332

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