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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 3687 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $100.0 vs $395.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.93 vs $2.88 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 28% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-950 - 137 vs 107 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-950 - 24 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 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
Ultra
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-950 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2009 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-950 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
115 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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121 FPS
$24.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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115 FPS
$23.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,689.24
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102 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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