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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 487 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3800X
- Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $199.99 vs $345.00
- Up to 20% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.92 vs $1.15 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 38% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 7 3800X - 299 vs 217 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 32 vs 16 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
217
73%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Buy for $199.99 on Amazon
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
195 FPS
$5.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$999
In Stock
279 FPS
$4.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
In Stock
196 FPS
$6.63/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
196 FPS
$6.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
278 FPS
$3.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
In Stock
279 FPS
$5.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
In Stock
286 FPS
$19.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
In Stock
292 FPS
$9.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,849.99
In Stock
282 FPS
$10.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,849
In Stock
299 FPS
$17.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$5,099.99
In Stock
277 FPS
$7.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
In Stock
273 FPS
$9.34/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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