AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1277

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +31%

1684

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

22703

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +26%

28782

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1709

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +29%

2218

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

11656

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +19%

13903

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

72

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +29%

93

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1325

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +12%

1494

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1279

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +42%

1819

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

14487

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +26%

18397

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

2692

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +28%

3471

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

38953

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +17%

45659

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Oct 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

105 W

Power Consumption

105 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

16

32

Performance Core Threads

32

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

16

Total Core Count

16

32

Total Thread Count

32

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

35x

Multiplier

34x

64K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

512K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

64MB shared

L3 Cache

64MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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