AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
- Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3382 vs 2705
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 4 Apr 2022 vs 25 Nov 2019 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 105 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3382 vs 2705 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
- 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
- Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38749 vs 26658
- Around 55% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10742 vs 6919
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 16 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 32 vs 16 |
Maximum frequency | 4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz |
L1 cache | 1 MB vs 512 KB |
L2 cache | 8 MB vs 4 MB |
L3 cache | 64 MB vs 32 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 38749 vs 26658 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 10742 vs 6919 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3382 | 2705 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 26658 | 38749 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 6919 | 10742 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1296 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 14150 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Zen 2 |
Launch date | 4 Apr 2022 | 25 Nov 2019 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $749 |
OPN PIB | 100-100000926WOF | 100-100000051WOF |
OPN Tray | 100-000000926 | 100-000000051 |
Place in performance rating | 545 | 586 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
Die size | 81 mm² | |
L1 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
L3 cache | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 16 |
Number of threads | 16 | 32 |
Transistor count | 4150 million | |
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64 bit support | ||
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 105 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | 40 |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Advanced Technologies |
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AMD SenseMI | ||
AMD StoreMI technology | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |