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Ryzen 9 3950X

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16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.5GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 87.6% (62nd of 1305)

Based on 31,156 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00870F10 Model: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core Processor

The 3950X is the 16 core, 32 thread Ryzen 3 flagship. Although this CPU offers server levels of multi-core encoding performance, there are relatively few, if any, consumer use cases for the 3950X. Streamers are better off using dedicated hardware such as NVENC which encodes far more efficiently than any CPU. Gamers are better served by low latency gaming CPUs such as the 9600K for a fraction of the price. For example, comparing these two PCs shows that the 3950X build offers less than half the gaming performance. The only rational reason to put a 3950X in a gaming build is in exchange for sponsorship money. [Feb '21 CPUPro]

Poor: 79%Average: 87.6% Great: 95%
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 113%
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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X averaged just 12.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 2,762Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 1,044Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is just 16%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 76.9Pts
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 525Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 31,156 samples)
Rank 6287.6%
Min Avg Max
65.3 Memory 76.9 85.9
119 1-Core 136 146
236 2-Core 270 290
89.4% 161 Pts
Min Avg Max
464 4-Core 525 562
868 8-Core 1,044 1,113
96.6% 785 Pts
Min Avg Max
2,158 64-Core 2,762 3,015
185% 2,762 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 292
100% 177 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 1,106
103% 835 Pts
64-Core 2,977
200% 2,977 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 75.6
1-Core 143
2-Core 283
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 1,038
98% 790 Pts
64-Core 2,867
192% 2,867 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 80.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 272
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 933
89% 719 Pts
64-Core 1,455
98% 1,455 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
83% Excellent
Memory 81.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 225
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 902
83% 676 Pts
64-Core 2,476
166% 2,476 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 41,982,817 CPUs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $750 @ launch in Nov '19
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Gaming
Gaming 97%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 122%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER - $360

CPU
Ryzen 9 3950XAMD  $690Bench 88%, 31,156 samples1,599x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 313,119 samples1,501x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,264Bench 176%, 283,442 samples1,361x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $700Bench 204%, 117,540 samples1,350x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $160Bench 321%, 219,582 samples1,122x
Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSabrent  $150Bench 342%, 32,263 samples900x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $155Bench 301%, 263,868 samples782x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 103%, 41,316 samples1,099x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 108%, 6,589 samples479x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $300Bench 89%, 82,680 samples370x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,610

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 Comments

CPUPro
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Official site www.amd.com/...

3rd generation AMD Ryzen processor, built to perform, designed to win...

Added 17 months ago.
USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

15 hrs ago.

CZE-User
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2,722

Good

10 months ago.

Cheaper, more technological, more practical

MYS-User
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2,607

Excellent

11 days ago.

16 Core 32 Thread of beast, can run many VM, After Effects, !!!

ZAF-User
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2,194

Good

3 months ago.

Best processor in the universe

CPUPro
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1,933

Good

2 months ago.

HRV-User
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1,930

Terrible

6 months ago.

This is best of the best on am4 platform, finally long awaited 16 core CPU from AMD.

NZL-User
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1,662

Excellent

13 months ago.

Comment 

Let me get this straight, the 3950x is NOT a CPU a gamer or a streamer would want. The 3950x is made for video editing, running VMs, servers and even mining. It has the most powerful multi-core performance for a consumer processor. For streamers, the new NVENC encoder on the latest Turing GPUs is able to match CPU x264 quality so having a high core count CPU for streaming is no longer a requirement. With NVENC, you can stream smoothly even with the 6c/6t 9400F. Running two or three programs in the background while gaming is hardly demanding for multi-threaded, multi-core CPU these days. If most of your daily usage consist of gaming and streaming, look elsewhere, such as the 9900k or 9700k where they will give you more headroom for a faster GPU if you happen to upgrade in the future while also being much cheaper. The 3950x also makes lots of sense if you plan to edit and render videos all day long.—Jan '20

SGP-User
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1,594

Excellent

6 months ago.

userbenchmark has the big gaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

CrylicArk
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526

Poor

10 months ago.

highest clocked ryzen cpu. do we really have to buy a 16 core cpu if we want to get the highest clocked ryzen cpu? :(

Viper207
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424

Excellent

17 months ago.

most powerful am4 processor 2019 year . 16 core

ColdSpy
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332

Excellent

14 months ago.

Offered pretty much what was previously regarded as HEDT grade (16 core 32 thread, huge amount of cache and high clock) at lower prices, is more accessible to high end market and can be slotted to mainstream socket.

FIrestone
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16

Good

16 months ago.

Prices shot up fast unfortunately but the is the multitasking beast.

thinkingbear
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6

Excellent

4 months ago.

Baby threadripper

HellF1re24
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4

Excellent

17 months ago.

Honestly, this is lookin to be the best one by Ryzen yet

Energon
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4

Excellent

10 months ago.

Like it or not, but this is the best CPU so far. It has perfect all-round performance and for those who want future proof...next 5 to 10 years the regular consumer or even prosumer will be just fine or better. 4 years ago 4 cores were super and 8 cores were "You don't need it, nothing will use their capabilities". Right now the same story, but 8 cores to 16 cores. Even Intel's flagship 10900K is 10 cores already. Hugely recommendation to everybody, who hasn't decided yet. Gaming is flawless with 2080 Super and on 4K res everything is silky smooth. It just works great with everything.

Liquified
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2

Excellent

11 months ago.

Image editing just jumped by leaps and bounds. With this much ability, I just might see about learning how to edit videos.

TomStev
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2

Excellent

6 months ago.

Excellen Performance. Excellent Thermals. All around excellent Processor that will run with the big boys for years on your gaming rig.

DazC1979
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2

Excellent

5 months ago.

Very difficult to load over 50%. Even with CAD.

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