AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
- Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2972 vs 2748
- Around 38% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 11823 vs 8585
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 5 Nov 2020 vs July 2020 |
Maximum frequency | 4.9 GHz vs 4.7 GHz |
L2 cache | 8 MB vs 6 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2972 vs 2748 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 11823 vs 8585 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32740 vs 13220
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 32740 vs 13220 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2972 | 2748 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 13220 | 32740 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 11823 | 8585 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Zen 2 |
Launch date | 5 Nov 2020 | July 2020 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | |
OPN PIB | 100-100000059WOF | 100-100000277WOF |
OPN Tray | 100-000000059 | |
Place in performance rating | 607 | 627 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
L1 cache | 1 MB | |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
L3 cache | 64 MB | 64 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 12 | 12 |
Number of threads | 24 | 24 |
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Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt | 105 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | 20 |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 4.0 |
PCIe configurations | 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 | |
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™) |