AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
Around 33% 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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 2189
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38809 vs 15280

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 Nov 2019 vs September 2018
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705 vs 2189
PassMark - CPU mark	38809 vs 15280

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2705

2189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38809

15280

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705	2189
PassMark - CPU mark	38809	15280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	14150
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10804

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	25 Nov 2019	September 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$749
OPN PIB	100-100000051WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000051	YD270BBBM88AF
Place in performance rating	593	903
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Unlocked
Die size		192 mm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)