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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 141 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Up to 40% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $295.0 vs $495.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 9 3950X - $2.27 vs $3.81 per FPS
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 3975 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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In Stock
Updated 3975 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Ryzen 7 3800X
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
33 FPS
$53.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,774.98
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37 FPS
$62.11/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,298
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40 FPS
$41.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,679
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