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Prices and StockMSRP $799
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MSRP $799
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 408 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 64% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $125.00 vs $343.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.01 vs $2.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 4% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen 5 3500X - 129 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 32 vs 6 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
124
96%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
Value Winner
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3500X or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
74 FPS
$17.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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74 FPS
$19.86/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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68 FPS
$13.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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109 FPS
$52.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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89 FPS
$32.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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129 FPS
$39.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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24 FPS
$106.25/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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57 FPS
$38.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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