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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3800XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 121 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800XT.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 7 3800XT - 385 vs 365 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
- Up to 9% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $327.49 vs $360.27
- Up to 4% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.9 vs $0.94 per FPS
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
FPS
365
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$327.49
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-core, 16-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 74 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Ryzen 7 3800XT
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
204 FPS
$5.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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236 FPS
$6.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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305 FPS
$8.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,672.95
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204 FPS
$7.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,519.99
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319 FPS
$17.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
In Stock
293 FPS
$5.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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380 FPS
$6.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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236 FPS
$4.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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185 FPS
$5.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,079.99
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327 FPS
$7.95/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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