Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 346 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 11% better in Rust than Ryzen 9 3950X - 231 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $261.99 vs $506.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.13 vs $2.42 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $261.99 on Amazon
In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
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Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 105 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |