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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: 84.69

Overall Rank:
281st fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
803rd fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
79th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $455.95 USD (2025-05-28)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
38612
Single Thread Rating
2704

Samples: 3610*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Integer Math133,171 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math77,929 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers177 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,408 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption37,919 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression588,101 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,622 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions36,629 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,704 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$455.95 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)

Beelink SER9 Pro AI Mini PC, AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370(80TOPS,12C/24T,5.1GHz), 32G LPDDR5X 8000MHz 1TB PCIe4.0 x4 SSD, AI PC AMD Radeon 890M NPU 50 AI Tops, Built-in MIC/Speakers/USB4/WiFi6/BT5.2/2.5G Beelink SER9 Pro AI Mini PC, AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370(80TOPS,12C/24T,5.1GHz), 32G LPDDR5X 8000MHz 1TB PCIe4.0 x4 SSD, AI PC AMD Radeon 890M NPU 50 AI Tops, Built-in MIC/Speakers/USB4/WiFi6/BT5.2/2.5G $919.00
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Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2684444 - Jun 09 2025
39479
BL2684150 - Jun 09 2025
36299
BL2683154 - Jun 09 2025
38902
BL2683133 - Jun 09 2025
39163
BL2682673 - Jun 08 2025 [Excluded]
8554
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
38,612
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
32,558 (-15.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
32,588 (-15.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
30,657 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
34,458 (-10.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
45,445 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
43,820 (+13.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
40,004 (+3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
34,234 (-11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
39,018 (+1.1%)
Intel Core i9-10920X @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
26,032 (-32.6%)
Intel Core i9-14900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
46,880 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i9-13900T vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
42,852 (+11.0%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,307
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,584
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,486
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,763
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,509
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
3,307