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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: 139.53

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: $277.48 USD (2024-12-22)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
38716
Single Thread Rating
2704

Samples: 3282*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Integer Math133,445 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math78,003 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers181 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,606 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption37,979 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression588,104 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,635 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions36,659 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,704 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd 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.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$485.95 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$276.61 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd 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
 38,716
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 22nd 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
 139.53
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 22nd 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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 38,716
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 45,597 (+17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 39,099 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 32,662 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 41,435 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 41,099 (+6.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 32,614 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 46,509 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 46,369 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 38,974 (+0.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 36,841 (-4.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 35,955 (-7.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 34,630 (-10.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,916
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 3,328