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$210
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $749
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 585 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Up to 59% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $210.0 vs $515.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.34 vs $3.2 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 7 2700X - 161 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 32 vs 16 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
157
97%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler - YD270XBGAFBOX
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 67 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700X or Ryzen 9 3950X
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
38 FPS
$36.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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