Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 487 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 3700X - 300 vs 287 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €153.21 vs €314.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 5950X - €0.83 vs €1.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for €314 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 149 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
287
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.83/FPS
100%
Price, €
€153.21
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 79 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |