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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

AMD R9 3950X

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is a high-end desktop processor with 16 cores based on the Zen 2 architecture. At launch in November 2019 it is the fastest CPU of the Matisse series. The 3950X clocks from 3.5 GHz (base) up to 4.7 GHz (Turbo for a single core). All sixteen cores can reach up to 4.1 GHz.

Thanks to the 16 cores and 32 threads, the 3950X offers excellent application performance - if the number of cores can be used. Thanks to the relatively high Turbo, the single core performance is also situated in the high end. For games however, there are faster CPUs, like the Core i9-10900K.

The Ryzen 9 3950X is manufactured in 7nm (the four CCX-cluster with the cores) at TSMC and 12 nm (I/O die) at Globalfoundries. The TDP is rated at 250 Watt and therefore the CPU needs a very powerful cooling system.

CodenameMatisse (Zen 2)
SeriesAMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)

Series: Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) Matisse (Zen 2)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X « 3.5 - 4.7 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X compare3.8 - 4.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 compare3.1 - 4.3 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT compare3.9 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X compare3.6 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X compare3.8 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 compare3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores16 MB L3
Clock Rate3500 - 4700 MHz
Level 1 Cache1 MB
Level 2 Cache8 MB
Level 3 Cache64 MB
Number of Cores / Threads16 / 32
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)105 Watt
Manufacturing Technology7 nm
Die Size2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2
SocketAM4 (1331)
FeaturesMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Starting Price$799 U.S.
Announcement Date11/14/2019

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
36.2 pt (60%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
520 Points (57%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
9075 Points (22%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
4002 Points (25%)
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
209 Points (58%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
43.7 Points (57%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.4 Points (56%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6102 points (37%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
53396 points (39%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
86232 Points (55%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
10580 Points (13%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
44.9 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.1 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
7409 points (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
99467 MIPS (57%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5340 MIPS (63%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
168 fps (56%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
265 fps (61%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
15.8 fps (28%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
2.3 GB/s (68%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
3.6 GB/s (62%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10.8 GB/s (28%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
125.8 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (11%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.2 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
19.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
512 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
21016 Points (52%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
68726 Points (56%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
68471 Points (56%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
69542 Points (58%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
17927 Points (45%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
32004 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
12404 Points (52%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1306 points (51%)
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
12363 points (22%)
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1315 points (6%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
12976 points (41%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
5749 points (57%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
48962 points (49%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
706 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
239 Points (43%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
198.8 Watt (34%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
219.5 Watt (40%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
18.2 Points per Watt (14%)
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Other CPUs of the series Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)

» AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
   16x 3.5 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
   12x 3.8 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 9 3900
   12x 3.1 GHz - 4.3 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
   8x 3.9 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
   8x 3.6 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
   4x 3.8 GHz - 4.3 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 3 3100
   4x 3.6 GHz - 3.9 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core Ultra 5 235
   14x 3.4 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
   6x 3.9 GHz - 5.4 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
   8x 4.2 GHz - 5 GHz
+ Intel Core i9-12900
   16x 2.4 GHz - 5.1 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-13700
   16x 2.1 GHz - 5.2 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
   16x 3.5 GHz - 4.7 GHz
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
   24x 3 GHz - 4.2 GHz
- Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
   12x 2.59 GHz - 4.51 GHz
- Intel Core i7-12700K
   12x 2.7 GHz - 5 GHz
- Intel Core i5-14500
   14x 2.6 GHz - 5 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
   12x 3.7 GHz - 4.8 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2020-09- 3)