iconcharts
0

CPU Benchmarks

Over 1,000,000 CPUs Benchmarked

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 16 Cores and 32 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]


AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.7 GHz

Cores: 16 Threads: 32

Typical TDP: 105 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 149.06

Overall Rank:
223rd fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
670th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
67th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $259.88 USD (2024-11-19)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
38737
Single Thread Rating
2704

Samples: 3245*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 35,620
Thread: 2,985

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Integer Math133,493 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math78,018 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers181 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,641 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption37,994 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression588,222 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,637 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions36,662 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,704 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$485.95 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$259.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,006
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,473
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,113
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 38,737
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,594
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 21,865
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,157
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 172.35
Intel Core i9-12900K
 155.33
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 149.06
Intel Core i9-13900K
 147.52
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,928
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 2,704
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,567
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2249467 - Nov 19 2024
39565
BL2247447 - Nov 16 2024
40614
BL2244613 - Nov 13 2024
37028
BL2244352 - Nov 13 2024
35363
BL2241478 - Nov 10 2024
36359
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 38,737
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 45,600 (+17.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 39,113 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 32,666 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 41,472 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 41,118 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 34,326 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 32,619 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 46,581 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 46,396 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 38,949 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 36,943 (-4.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 35,983 (-7.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,240
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,715
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,486
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,942
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 3,331