Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1146 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 3950X - 251 vs 217 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $269.81 vs $361.95
- Up to 36% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.19 vs $1.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
251
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.19/FPS
100%
Price, €
€299.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
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Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |