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CA$450
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 487 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - CA$450.0 vs CA$499.0
- Up to 4% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 9 5950X - CA$2.47 vs CA$2.57 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 7% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 7 3800X - 194 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 32 vs 16 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
182
93%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.47/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$450
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Updated 13157 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
194
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.57/FPS
96%
Price, CA$
CA$499
90%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
Buy for CA$499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13156 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Ryzen 9 5950X
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
70 FPS
CA$32.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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