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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 851 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - CA$649.99 vs CA$1022.57
- Up to 31% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 9 3950X - CA$3.92 vs CA$5.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 9% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen 3 1200 - 181 vs 166 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 32 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
166
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.92/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$649.99
100%
Value Winner
Acer Chromebook Plus Laptop with Google AI | 14" WUXGA 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Display | AMD Ryzen 3 7320C | 8GB LPDDR5X | 128GB eMMC | Wi-Fi 6E | Chrome OS | CB514-3HT-R8RB
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Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
181
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.65/FPS
69%
Price, CA$
CA$1022.57
63%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler
Buy for CA$1,022.57 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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