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MSRP $749
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MSRP $799
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 346 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 11% better in Rust than Ryzen 9 3950X - 231 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $329.99 vs $485.95
- Up to 39% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.43 vs $2.33 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$329.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
High
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 32 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
100 FPS
$13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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100 FPS
$14.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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95 FPS
$9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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142 FPS
$40.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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116 FPS
$24.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,849
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231 FPS
$22.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$5,099.99
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61 FPS
$41.8/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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85 FPS
$25.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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