AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Summary
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
120%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
127%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
112%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 27% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| 12% higher multi threaded performance. |
| Around 20% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | |
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| Architecture | AMD Zen 3 | vs | AMD Zen 2 |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Dual-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Vermeer | vs | Zen 2 |
| Release Date | Nov 2020 | vs | Sep 2019 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | |
|---|
| Cores | 16 | vs | 16 |
| Threads | 32 | vs | 32 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 64MB | vs | 72MB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 7 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4900 MHz | vs | 4700 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | variable |
| TDP | 105 W | vs | 105 W |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
5880 points
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
5264 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
79641 points
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
76518 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
274
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
215
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
4483
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
3969
points - higher is better