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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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Der AMD Ryzen 7 3700X ist ein Desktop-Prozessor mit 8-Kernen und Hyperthreading (SMT), weshalb dieser 16 Threads gleichzeitig verarbeiten kann. Mit dem Launch am 07.07.2019 ist er nach dem Ryzen 7 3800X der zweitschnellste Ryzen 7 Prozessor und mit 65 Watt TDP deutlich sparsamer als das schnellste Ryzen 7 Modell.

Der Ryzen 7 3700X taktet mit 3,6 GHz Basistakt und kann per Turbo auf bis zu 4,4 GHz takten. Bei Last aller 8 Kerne erreicht der Ryzen 7 3700X maximal 4,1 GHz. Dank des Precision Boost 2 kann der Takt auf einem höheren Level gehalten werden, wie wir es schon von Zen+ her kennen.

Die Leistung des AMD Ryzen 7 3700X ist durchweg bei allen Anwendungen hervorragend. Vor allem bei Multi-Thread-Anwendungen kann hier der native 8-Kerner seine Stärken ausspielen und trotz der geringen TDP ist der Intel Core i9-9900K in Reichweite. Die beiden CCX-Cluster bestehend aus jeweils 4 CPU-Kernen befinden sich in einem CCD (je 4 Kerne mit eigenem 16 MByte L3 Cache). Dieser ist genau 74 mm² groß und wird im neuen 7 nm Verfahren bei TSMC gefertigt. Der I/O-Die ist separiert und kommt im mit der älteren 12 nm Strukturbreite daher, welcher weiterhin von Gobalfoundries gefertigt. 

Bei Spielen kann der AMD Ryzen 7 3700X dank der verbesserten IPC überzeugen. In Spielen erreicht der Ryzen 7 3700X etwa die Leistung eines Intel Core i7-8700K. Geschlagen geben muss sich der Ryzen momentan allerdings trotzdem, denn in den meisten Spielen bietet der Coffee-Lake-Prozessor etwas mehr Leistung. Zukünftige Unterstützung von mehr Kernen können das Blatt schnell wenden. 

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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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.

ModelAMD Ryzen 7 3700XAMD Ryzen 9 3950X
SeriesAMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)AMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)
CodenameMatisse (Zen 2)Matisse (Zen 2)
Series: Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) Matisse (Zen 2)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X3.5 - 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 « 3.6 - 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
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 3700X3.6 - 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
Clock3600 - 4400 MHz3500 - 4700 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB1 MB
L2 Cache4 MB8 MB
L3 Cache32 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 1616 / 32
TDP65 Watt105 Watt
Technology7 nm7 nm
max. Temp.95 °C
SocketAM4 (LGA1331)AM4 (1331)
FeaturesDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
Architecturex86x86
$329 U.S.$799 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.com
Die Size2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 3700X
37.6 pt (52%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 3950X
43.2 pt (60%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
506 Points (56%)
520 Points (58%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
4782 Points (12%)
9075 Points (22%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2092 Points (13%)
4002 Points (25%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
204 Points (61%)
209 Points (63%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
23.2 Points (30%)
43.7 Points (57%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.3 Points (57%)
2.4 Points (59%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
5839 Points (35%)
6102 Points (37%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
40439 Points (29%)
53396 Points (39%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
66813 Points (46%)
86232 Points (60%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
10189 Points (12%)
10580 Points (13%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
86.7 s (1%)
44.9 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.7 s (1%)
4.1 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
7503 Points (12%)
7409 Points (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
57307 MIPS (33%)
99467 MIPS (57%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5333 MIPS (64%)
5340 MIPS (64%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
115 fps (40%)
168 fps (59%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
269.5 fps (62%)
265 fps (61%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
15.4 fps (27%)
15.8 fps (28%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (0%)
2.3 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2 GB/s (34%)
3.6 GB/s (62%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
11.4 GB/s (30%)
10.8 GB/s (28%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
181.4 Seconds (1%)
125.8 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (11%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 13739     avg: 13815     median: 13814.5 (29%)     max: 13890 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.4 s (2%)
9.2 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
20.5 s (1%)
19.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
531 s (2%)
512 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 68137     avg: 68140     median: 68139.5 (60%)     max: 68142 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 18222     avg: 18284     median: 18283.5 (49%)     max: 18345 Points
21016 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 79765     avg: 80527     median: 80526.5 (65%)     max: 81288 Points
68726 Points (56%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 79983     avg: 80252     median: 80252 (65%)     max: 80521 Points
68471 Points (56%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 83056     avg: 83138     median: 83137.5 (70%)     max: 83219 Points
69542 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 15953     avg: 16379     median: 16378.5 (41%)     max: 16804 Points
17927 Points (45%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 23423     avg: 23951     median: 23951 (43%)     max: 24479 Points
32004 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 9909     avg: 9944     median: 9943.5 (42%)     max: 9978 Points
12404 Points (52%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1304 Points (55%)
1306 Points (55%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
8960 Points (16%)
12363 Points (22%)
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
5799 Points (58%)
5749 Points (57%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
34757 Points (39%)
48962 Points (55%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
706 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
239 Points (50%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
170.3 Watt (29%)
198.8 Watt (34%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
171.6 Watt (31%)
219.5 Watt (40%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
12.2 Points per Watt (9%)
18.2 Points per Watt (14%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 3700X → 100% n=36

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 3950X → 121% n=36

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