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Ryzen 9 3950X

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

Average Bench: 88.7% (39th of 1239)

Based on 9,257 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00870F10 Model: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core Processor
Poor: 79%Average: 88.7% Great: 96%
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 114%
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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X averaged just 11.3% 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 2,766Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 1,046Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is just 16.8%. 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 79Pts
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 526Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,257 samples)
Rank 3988.7%
Min Avg Max
67.9 Memory 79 89.6
119 1-Core 136 146
238 2-Core 271 291
90.2% 162 Pts
Min Avg Max
464 4-Core 526 563
866 8-Core 1,046 1,115
96.8% 786 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,502 64-Core 2,766 3,017
186% 2,766 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 89.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 271
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 1,081
100% 812 Pts
64-Core 3,023
203% 3,023 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 84
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 1,115
103% 839 Pts
64-Core 2,904
195% 2,904 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
94.2% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 135
2-Core 270
94% 165 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 1,041
96% 782 Pts
64-Core 2,828
190% 2,828 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 84.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 279
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 899
90% 715 Pts
64-Core 1421
95% 1421 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 72
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 1,128
104% 845 Pts
64-Core 3,159
212% 3,159 Pts
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 Prices

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Gaming 135%
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Desktop 137%
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Workstation 149%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER - $437

CPU
Ryzen 9 3950XAMD  $710Bench 89%, 9,257 samples1x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,160Bench 169%, 135,484 samples973x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $370Bench 106%, 139,041 samples699x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $500Bench 110%, 155,234 samples656x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $213Bench 323%, 69,079 samples494x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $125Bench 292%, 128,375 samples428x
Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBGigabyte  $230Bench 359%, 3,968 samples425x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 98%, 12,814 samples409x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 108%, 2,067 samples191x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $155Bench 85%, 29,156 samples139x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $2,520

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,855

Official site www.amd.com/...

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

Added 6 months ago.
USA-User
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6,508

Liked (edit your comment) Add link

2 days ago.

DEU-User
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4,137

Excellent

7 hrs ago.

CZE-User
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2,380

Excellent

4 days ago.

Cheaper, more technological, more practical

GRC-User
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2,265

Excellent

21 hrs ago.

amd omg 3

MYS-User
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2,203

Poor

9 days ago.

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

SWE-User
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1,980

Excellent

1 month ago.

great for gaming and for heavier workloads

ZAF-User
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1,910

Excellent

1 month ago.

Best processor in the universe

HRV-User
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1,766

Good

13 days ago.

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

NZL-User
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1,486

Excellent

2 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

ColdSpy
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310

Excellent

3 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.

RavenBailiff
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290

Excellent

5 months ago.

Literally GOD

CrylicArk
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166

Poor

10 hrs 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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156

Excellent

6 months ago.

most powerful am4 processor 2019 year . 16 core

ExecutableFiles
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124

Excellent

2 months ago.

Workstation grade processing for mainstream pricing. This here is the wet dream of workstation users. Will probably need fast ram and a good cooler (Like a mid-range be Quiet or Noctua air cooler) but boy does it pay off with multithreaded performance.

Test19
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80

Excellent

3 months ago.

Beast! Doesn't need a crazy cooler, a mid-price one actually works.

FIrestone
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16

Good

5 months ago.

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

HellF1re24
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4

Excellent

6 months ago.

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

Liquified
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2

Excellent

14 days ago.

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

Energon
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2

Excellent

3 days 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.

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