Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 585 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 11% better in Rust than Ryzen 7 2700X - 209 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Up to 99% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £3.85 vs £499.99
- Up to 99% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 3950X - £0.02 vs £2.39 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for £499.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 30 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
188
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.02/FPS
100%
Price, £
£3.85
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £3.85 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 31 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
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Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Matisse | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 105 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |