Ryzen 7 3700X vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Prices and Stock
MSRP $749

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 141 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X

Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $125.21 vs $485.95
Up to 74% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 9 3950X - $0.60 vs $2.33 per FPS
Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X

Performs up to 0% better in Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 7 3700X - 209 vs 208 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 32 vs 16 threads

This is a free version of Escape From Tarkov.

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

208

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.6/FPS

100%

Price, $

$125.21

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for $125.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 254 minutes ago

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

FPS

209

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.33/FPS

26%

Price, $

$485.95

25%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $485.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 254 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Maximum

191

FPS

193

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

162

FPS

163

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

579

FPS

586

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

315

FPS

318

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

228

FPS

250

FPS

League of Legends

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Single-Core

1671

97%

Multi-Core

8080

75%

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Single-Core

1729

100%

Multi-Core

10764

100%

Ryzen 7 3700X	vs	Ryzen 9 3950X
Jul 7th, 2019	Release Date	Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 7	Collection	Ryzen 9
Matisse	Codename	Matisse
AMD Socket AM4	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	16
16	Threads	32
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
4.4 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.7 GHz
65 W	TDP	105 W
7 nm	Process Size	7 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes