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: 84.49

Overall Rank: 152

Last Price Change: $459.99 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark

38864

Single Thread Rating: 2707
Samples: 2947*
*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	133,711 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	78,071 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	185 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	64,083 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	38,064 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	588,145 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,650 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	36,693 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,707 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of November 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of November 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$575.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$459.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	CLX Set Gaming Desktop - Liquid Cooled AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7GHz 12-Core Processor, 32GB DDR4 Memory, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics, 500GB SSD, 4TB HDD, WiFi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit, Black	$1529.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Adamant Custom 12-Core Liquid Cooled Workstation Desktop Computer AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7Ghz X570 64Gb DDR4 RAM 5TB HDD 1TB NVMe SSD Win 10 750W Wi-Fi Bluetooth 4Mini DisplayPort	$2099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Adamant Custom 12-Core Liquid Cooled 3D Modelling CAD Workstation Computer AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7GHz X570 64Gb DDR4 RAM 5TB HDD 2TB SSD Win 10 Wi-Fi Bluetooth 600W Quadro A2000 6Gb	$2299.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Velztorm Mini Lux Custom Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core, GeForce RTX 3080 10GB, 128GB DDR4, 2TB PCIe SSD + 6TB HDD, WiFi-N, 750W PSU; RGB Fans, 240mm AIO White, Win 10 Home) VELZ0048	$3499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Adamant Custom 16-Core Liquid Cooled Media Workstation Gaming Desktop Computer AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4GHz X570 Aorus 32Gb DDR4 2TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD 8TB HDD Win 10 WiFi Bluetooth Geforce RTX 4090	$5199.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,560
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,402
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,864
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,721
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,612
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,033
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,929
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,384
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,780
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,412
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,200

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.96
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.86
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.50
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.89
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		84.49
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.54
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 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,650
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,050
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		2,707
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1956341 - Nov 27 2023		36925
BL1956289 - Nov 27 2023		33600
BL1954585 - Nov 25 2023		36862
BL1953955 - Nov 24 2023		36653
BL1953928 - Nov 24 2023		38481

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 November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,864
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		45,808 (+17.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,738 (-15.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		30,826 (-20.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,402 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,238 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		34,721 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,704 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,458 (+19.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		34,489 (-11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		39,231 (+0.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,687 (-15.9%)
Intel Core i9-13900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		47,792 (+23.0%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,210
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,072
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,572
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,426
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,333
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,216
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,815
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,664
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,518
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		3,197

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