AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 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)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 5 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1331

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +13%

1509

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +70%

24018

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

14114

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +9%

1709

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

1561

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +38%

11656

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

8390

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

72

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +27%

92

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +55%

1325

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

852

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1279

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +27%

1625

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +53%

14487

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

9452

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

2692

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +24%

3363

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +46%

38953

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

26541

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Apr 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen 3

-

Processor Number

Vermeer

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

105 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

16

Total Core Count

8

32

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

4 M

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

-

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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