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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 351 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $59.99 vs $359.95
- Up to 81% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.39 vs $2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 35 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 16% better in Battlefield 2042 than Athlon 3000G - 177 vs 153 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 32 vs 4 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
153
86%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$59.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Athlon | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Ryzen 9 5950X
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
107 FPS
$14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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129 FPS
$20.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,672.95
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97 FPS
$15.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,519.99
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134 FPS
$42.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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125 FPS
$12.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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177 FPS
$20.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,649.99
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91 FPS
$11.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,079.99
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125 FPS
$13.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699.99
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137 FPS
$18.98/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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126 FPS
$15.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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