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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 121 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £199.00 vs £295.00
- Up to 25% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 5950X - £1.46 vs £1.95 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 11% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 151 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 32 vs 24 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
FPS
136
90%
Value, £/FPS
£1.46/FPS
100%
Price, £
£199
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)
Buy for £295 on Amazon
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.7 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 |
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