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 7 3700X
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $205.0 vs $369.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.0 vs $1.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 12% better in Rust than Ryzen 7 3700X - 231 vs 206 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 32 vs 16 threads
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Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 16 |
16 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |