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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: 79.54

Overall Rank:
252nd fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
737th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
72nd fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $485.95 USD (2025-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
38654
Single Thread Rating
2705

Samples: 3482*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Integer Math133,285 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math77,971 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers179 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,476 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption37,941 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression588,106 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,628 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions36,626 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,705 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$485.95 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

BOSGAME Mini Gaming PC,AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 16GB DDR5 512GB PCIe3.0 SSD Mini Desktop Computer,Radeon 680M Triple Output,Dual 2.5Gbps LAN,HDMI2.0/DP/USB4 BOSGAME Mini Gaming PC,AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 16GB DDR5 512GB PCIe3.0 SSD Mini Desktop Computer,Radeon 680M Triple Output,Dual 2.5Gbps LAN,HDMI2.0/DP/USB4 $399.00
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Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2511970 - Mar 27 2025
38979
BL2511932 - Mar 27 2025
38272
BL2510777 - Mar 27 2025
7891
BL2509374 - Mar 26 2025
37564
BL2508944 - Mar 26 2025
41445
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
As of 30th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
38,654
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
32,605 (-15.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
30,690 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
34,495 (-10.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
45,486 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i7-14700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
41,987 (+8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
32,578 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i9-14900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
46,467 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
33,900 (-12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
54,785 (+41.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
48,542 (+25.6%)
Intel Core i9-13900T vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
42,750 (+10.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
41,334 (+6.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,362
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,695
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,433
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
9,328
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
3,316