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$549
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MSRP in USD: $699
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 3900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1178 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 15% better in Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 9 3900X - 214 vs 186 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 32 vs 24 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $395.0 vs $549.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $2.12 vs $2.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 105 vs 170 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 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 9 3900X
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
96 FPS
$24.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,368
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143 FPS
$12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,745.99
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214 FPS
$21.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,499.99
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114 FPS
$12.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,437.79
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124 FPS
$24.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
In Stock
143 FPS
$18.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,578
In Stock
143 FPS
$21.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,009
In Stock
143 FPS
$18.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,588
In Stock
114 FPS
$23.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,689.24
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214 FPS
$20.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,429.99
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