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$395
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 141 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Up to 23% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $395.0 vs $515.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.61 vs $2.1 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 32 vs 24 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
245
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$395
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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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
Mythical
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Ryzen 9 3950X
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
174 FPS
$8.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,437.79
In Stock
186 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
In Stock
174 FPS
$15.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,694.96
In Stock
150 FPS
$12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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