Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1178 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 130% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 7 3700X - 85 vs 37 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 32 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $210.0 vs $899.99
- Up to 46% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 7950X - $5.68 vs $10.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
85
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.59/FPS
53.63550519357885%
Price, $
$899.99
23%
FPS Winner
Buy for $899.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349094 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
37
43.529411764705884%
Value, $/FPS
$5.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349094 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1654
56.29680054458815%
Multi-Core
8102
41.994505779298194%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Raphael | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |