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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 272 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 128 vs 32 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 205 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $369.0 vs $4255.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Control than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $1.8 vs $21.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 105 vs 280 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 16 |
128 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 3990X or Ryzen 9 5950X
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
107 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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129 FPS
$12.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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155 FPS
$13.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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178 FPS
$14.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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95 FPS
$15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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134 FPS
$14.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,920.44
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129 FPS
$12.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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141 FPS
$40.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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42 FPS
$55.95/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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129 FPS
$13.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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