Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 441 days newer than Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 22% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 5 2500X - 198 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 32 vs 8 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
64.73004694835682%
Multi-Core
3801
35.53664921465969%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
