Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 62 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £74.09 vs £499.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 5 3500X - 191 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 32 vs 6 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Single-Core
1555
91.25586854460094%
Multi-Core
5850
54.69334330590875%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
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Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 16 |
6 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |