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$284
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 141 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $284.0 vs $515.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 9 3950X - $2.27 vs $4.12 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 32 vs 16 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$284
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Buy for $284 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348610 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.12/FPS
55.09708737864077%
Price, $
$515
55%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $515 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348610 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1695
99.47183098591549%
Multi-Core
8498
79.45026178010471%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Ryzen 9 3950X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
62 FPS
$28.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,774.98
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65 FPS
$44.58/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,898
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68 FPS
$29.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,978
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