Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 346 days newer than Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 3950X - 179 vs 174 FPS
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
