AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and AMD Ryzen 9 3800X 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- 2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt
- Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38806 vs 23174
Specifications (specs) | |
L3 cache | 64 MB vs 32MB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 38806 vs 23174 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Specifications (specs) | |
L1 cache | 96K (per core) vs 1 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2718 vs 2705 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | AMD Ryzen 9 3800X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2705 | 2718 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 38806 | 23174 |
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 9 3800X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Zen 2 |
Launch date | 25 Nov 2019 | December 2019 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $749 | |
OPN PIB | 100-100000051WOF | |
OPN Tray | 100-000000051 | |
Place in performance rating | 593 | 556 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
L1 cache | 1 MB | 96K (per core) |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 64 MB | 32MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | |
Maximum frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 16 | 16 |
Number of threads | 32 | 32 |
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Front-side bus (FSB) | 7 nm | |
Transistor count | 19,200 million | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt | 125 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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™) |