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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 998 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $195.0 vs $485.95
- Up to 58% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.15 vs $2.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than Ryzen 7 1700X - 178 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 32 vs 16 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
170
95.50561797752809%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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In Stock
Updated 2505 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.73/FPS
42.12454212454212%
Price, $
$485.95
40%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $485.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2507 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Single-Core
1088
63.84976525821596%
Multi-Core
5574
52.11293941660434%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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