The Ryzen 9 5900X is a clear winner – it's a much faster gaming CPU than the Ryzen 9 3950X and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $226.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Ryzen 9 5900X
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 47% cheaper – $259.95 vs $485.95
- A much better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 32 vs 24 threads
Ryzen 9 5900X vs Ryzen 9 3950X for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 9 5900X
Nov 5th, 2020
Average FPS
203
100%
Min 1% FPS
134
100%
Price, $
$259.95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.28/FPS
100%
Ryzen 9 3950X
Nov 25th, 2019
Average FPS
193
95%
Min 1% FPS
127
95%
Price, $
$485.95
53%
Value, $/FPS
$2.51/FPS
51%
Ryzen 9 5900X vs Ryzen 9 3950X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 9 5900X vs Ryzen 9 3950X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 9 5900X vs Ryzen 9 3950X in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 9 5900X
Nov 5th, 2020
Cores
12-core
75%
L3 Cache
64 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Ryzen 9 3950X
Nov 25th, 2019
Cores
16-core
100%
L3 Cache
64 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
95%
Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
98%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 9 5900X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $749.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| 105 W | Power Consumption | 105 W |
| Performance | ||
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.7 GHz |
| 64 MB | L3 Cache | 64 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 3200 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
