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

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Game EFps  
+8%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		233 EFps 318 EFps Much Better CSGO EFps.
+36%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		105 EFps 108 EFps +3%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		130 EFps 142 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+9%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		124 EFps 133 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+7%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		141 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+17% 		121 EFps
Effective Speed 
+11%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 110,302 user samples
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50,170 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 139th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
60,132 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 87% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 87% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 79th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		89.3 % 99 % Faster effective speed.
+11%
External Data: 1080p 
+17%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		23 % BFV 17%, SotTR 14%, MetroEx 49%, Divis2 14%
06 Nov20|Gamers Nexus
Friendly Fire: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X C... 		21 % SotTR 30%, GTAV 26%, RDR2 7%, TWarTKC 17%, F120 34%, TWarTKB 25%, ACO 6%
07 Dec20|KitGuru
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review 		17 % OC GTAV 27% OC, SotTR 41% OC, RDR2 2% OC, F120 11% OC, MetroEx 12% OC, Divis2 10% OC
07 Dec20|KitGuru
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 CPU Review 		15 % GTAV 23%, SotTR 38%, RDR2 2%, F120 9%, MetroEx 11%, Divis2 9%
05 Nov20|Anandtech
AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: ... 		StrangeB 0% 16 % Chernob 8%, DExMD 13%, FarC5 36%, FinFant14 19%, Bord3 9%, F119 19%, GTAV 15%, RDR2 1%, Civ6 33%, FinFant15 10%, WoT 24%
20 Oct22|Tweakers
Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re... 		RDR2 2%, F122 7% 5 % FarC6 11%, MetroEx 8%, TWarW3 14%
05 Nov20|Linustechtips
Remember this day… - AMD Ryzen 500... 		25 % GTAV 14%, SotTR 24%, MSFS20 22%, CSGO 44%, F120 22%
Average Score 
+12%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.2 Pts 81.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		139 Pts 163 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+17%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		276 Pts 320 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+16%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		543 Pts 626 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+15%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1074 Pts 1157 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+8%
Overclocked Score 
+16%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		88.2 Pts 92.3 Pts +5%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		150 Pts 179 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+19%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		297 Pts 356 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		580 Pts 694 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+20%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1146 Pts 1318 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+15%
Value & Sentiment 
+149%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.1 % 0.59 % Hugely higher market share.
+490%
Value
Value For Money 		75.8 % 102 % Much better value.
+35%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		60 % 72 % More popular.
+20%
Price
Price (score) 		$506 $249 Much cheaper.
+51%
Nice To Haves 
+11%
Age
Newest 		53 Months 41 Months More recent.
+23%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		105 Watts 105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		16 cores Much higher core count.
+33% 		12 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		32 threads Much higher thread count.
+33% 		24 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm 7 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.7 GHz 4.8 GHz +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2965 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+29% 		2290 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2737 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+37% 		2000 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 89.3%
Average Bench 99%
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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]

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The Ryzen 9 5900X is second in AMD’s line-up of new Zen 3 CPUs. The 12-core hyper-threaded processor has base/boost clock speeds of 3.7/4.8 GHz, a 70 MB cache and a TDP of 105W. The 5900X took center stage in the 5000 series launch presentation where AMD gunned for Intel’s “best gaming CPU” crown. They showed the 5900X as being 26% better for gaming than the previous generation’s Ryzen 9 3900XT, attributing this to the new architecture’s faster single core speeds and lower latency. AMD also stated that the 5900X achieves, on average, 6.8% faster gaming performance than Intel’s 10-core i9-10900K. The details around AMD’s testing were not disclosed but it is safe to assume that 6.8% is the highest average lead that AMD are willing to stand by. Our benchmarks show that the 5900X’s slightly faster cores and the 10900K’s slightly lower memory latency balance out to yield similar performance. Whilst presenting their figures, AMD admitted that their 3000 series CPUs were far from “best for gaming” and conceded that the 10900K is approximately 19% faster than the 3900XT (our effective speed marks the gap at just 14%). Despite this clear performance deficiency, AMD supported 3000 series sales with an aggressive and successful marketing campaign to easily outsell Intel over the last 12 months. Given the real performance uplift observed in the 5000 series, and the absence of any meaningful marketing from Intel, we expect CPU sales to shift even further in AMD’s favour. Gamers that do not wish to pay “marketing fees” should investigate Intel’s $175 USD 11400F, the $660 USD savings would be far better spent on a higher tier GPU. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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