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$549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3800XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 812 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800XT.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 10% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 7 3800XT - 99 vs 90 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT - 32 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $392.45 vs $549.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 9 7950X - $4.36 vs $5.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 105 vs 170 Watts
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
FPS
90
90%
Value, $/FPS
$4.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$392.45
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-core, 16-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 9836 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 105 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Ryzen 7 3800XT
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
53 FPS
$44.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,368
In Stock
82 FPS
$21.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,745.99
In Stock
99 FPS
$45.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,499.99
In Stock
82 FPS
$31.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,578
In Stock
82 FPS
$36.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,009
In Stock
82 FPS
$31.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,588
In Stock
99 FPS
$44.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,429.99
In Stock
98 FPS
$31.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
In Stock
53 FPS
$48.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,579
In Stock
99 FPS
$43.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$4,259.99
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