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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: 79.59

Overall Rank:
238th fastest in multithreading out of 4986 CPUs
717th fastest in single threading out of 4986 CPUs
68th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
38675
Single Thread Rating
2704

Samples: 3396*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Integer Math133,365 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math77,993 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers179 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,533 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption37,956 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression588,052 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,629 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions36,632 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,704 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 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)

PELADN WO4 Mini PC, 16GB DDR5 4800MHz, 512GB NVME SSD | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (8C/16T up to 4.9Ghz), Desktop Computer, Triple Output/WiFi6/BT5.2/DP1.4/HDMI2.0/USB4.0 PELADN WO4 Mini PC, 16GB DDR5 4800MHz, 512GB NVME SSD | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (8C/16T up to 4.9Ghz), Desktop Computer, Triple Output/WiFi6/BT5.2/DP1.4/HDMI2.0/USB4.0 $359.00
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Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2406192 - Feb 11 2025
37787
BL2406098 - Feb 11 2025
36776
BL2404810 - Feb 10 2025
37181
BL2404188 - Feb 10 2025
37953
BL2403492 - Feb 10 2025
35796
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
As of 13th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
38,675
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
30,713 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
30,298 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
34,571 (-10.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
45,545 (+17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
40,074 (+3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
34,259 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
32,652 (-15.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
32,597 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i9-14900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
47,058 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i9-14900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
46,694 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i9-13900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
46,419 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i9-12900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
34,118 (-11.8%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,865
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,626
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,604
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,844
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,528
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,521
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,338
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,076
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,030
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
3,319