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: 139.96

Overall Rank:
226th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
682nd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
68th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $276.61 USD (2024-12-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

38715

Single Thread Rating

2704

Samples: 3281*
*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	133,443 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	78,003 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	181 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	63,606 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	37,979 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	588,105 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,635 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	36,660 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,704 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 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!
	$276.61 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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	$349.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC SER8 with AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Mini Computer(8C/16T, up to 5.1GHz), 32GB DDR5 1TB NVMe SSD, AI PC 4K UHD Triple Display HDMI/DP1.4/Type-C/WiFi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/2.5Gbps Ethernet/OS	$749.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,715
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		139.96
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		2,704
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2290975 - Dec 21 2024		36504
BL2289625 - Dec 20 2024		37427
BL2289486 - Dec 20 2024		28063
BL2289025 - Dec 20 2024		32885
BL2288743 - Dec 20 2024		32731

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 December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,715
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		45,598 (+17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		39,100 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,662 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,434 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		41,099 (+6.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		32,615 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,507 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		46,371 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		38,966 (+0.6%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		36,862 (-4.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		35,958 (-7.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		34,628 (-10.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X		3,328

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