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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 62 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $125.0 vs $485.95
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield IV than Ryzen 5 3500X - 429 vs 422 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 32 vs 6 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Single-Core
1555
91.25586854460094%
Multi-Core
5850
54.69334330590875%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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