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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 4003 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 33% better in Borderlands 3 than FX-8150 - 260 vs 195 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8150 - 32 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8150 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 84% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $82.02 vs $519.99
- Up to 79% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.42 vs $2.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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AMD FX-Series FX-8150 FX8150 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8150FRW8KGU FD8150FRGUBOX 8MB
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | AMD FX-8150 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | FX |
| Raphael | Codename | Zambezi |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 18.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or FX-8150
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
101 FPS
$26.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,699
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158 FPS
$19.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,089
In Stock
158 FPS
$18.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,919
In Stock
101 FPS
$26.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,689
In Stock
260 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
101 FPS
$29.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,979
In Stock
260 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
217 FPS
$14.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
In Stock
260 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
260 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
132 FPS
$22.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,919
In Stock
228 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
158 FPS
$19.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$3,079
In Stock
260 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
217 FPS
$22.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$4,859
In Stock
260 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
217 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
158 FPS
$20.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,209
In Stock
181 FPS
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
101 FPS
$25.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,579
In Stock
158 FPS
$21.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,409
In Stock
158 FPS
$18.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,879
In Stock
101 FPS
$33.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$3,379
In Stock
260 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
260 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
217 FPS
$17.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,799
In Stock
158 FPS
$22.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,509
In Stock
101 FPS
$27.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,789
In Stock
156 FPS
$20.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,239
In Stock
217 FPS
$18.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$4,059
In Stock
260 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
101 FPS
$30.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$3,129
In Stock
132 FPS
$20.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,739
In Stock
158 FPS
$20.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,239
In Stock
139 FPS
$24.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$3,379
In Stock
132 FPS
$26.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$3,499
In Stock
101 FPS
$25.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,569
In Stock
101 FPS
$27.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,779
In Stock
101 FPS
$29.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 14 TB HDD
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$2,969
In Stock
139 FPS
$20.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,849
In Stock
217 FPS
$16.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,639
In Stock
219 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
101 FPS
$31.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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$3,209
In Stock
139 FPS
$20.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,909
In Stock
217 FPS
$19.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$4,329
In Stock
101 FPS
$25.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,589
In Stock
217 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
181 FPS
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
260 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
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