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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 121 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800XT.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 39% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 7 3800XT - 57 vs 41 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800XT - $375.22 vs $406.45
- Up to 34% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 7 3800XT - $6.58 vs $9.91 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT - 32 vs 16 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-core, 16-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
57
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$375.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800XT or Ryzen 9 5950X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
5 FPS
$220/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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12 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$65/FPS
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32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$166.67/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$91.67/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$108.33/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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23 FPS
$247.74/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5950X
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