AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-11-03

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is a 16 core processor. It can handle 32 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2019. The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is based on the 3. generation of the AMD Ryzen 9 series and requires a mainboard with the socket AM4 (PGA 1331). The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X scores 1,408 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 14,322 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X.
Name:	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Family:	AMD Ryzen 9
CPU group:	AMD Ryzen 3000
Architecture:	Matisse (Zen 2)
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 16 CPU cores of the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X clock with 3.50 GHz (4.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	16 / 32
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	16x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (16 Cores):	4.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the no iGPU, the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has an build in graphic solution. It has -- SM processors, which have a total of -- texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X supports up to 128 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

DDR4-3200	51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth:	39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has a TDP of 105 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	105 W
TDP (PL2):	142 W
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has a 64.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in %%Manufacturing%%. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	7 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	AM4 (PGA 1331)
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	64.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date:	Q3/2019
Release price:	650 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz (4.70 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	75
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	75
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	75
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz	74
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	74
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	74
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	74

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-14600K 14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1388
	Intel Core i5-14600KF 14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1388
	Intel Core i7-13700HX 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	1371
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz	1325
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	1282
	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	1282
	Intel Core i7-13850HX 20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz	1265

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5625U 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1382
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1382
	Intel Core i9-10900KF 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1382
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz	1371
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1370
	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	1367
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8C 16T @ 4.10 GHzNot verified	1365

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	24189
	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	24125
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	24125
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	24050
	Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) 16C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	23657
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	22812
	Intel Core i7-12700K 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	22812

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1414
	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	1414
	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	1411
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz	1408
	Intel Xeon E-2274G 4C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	1407
	Intel Core i3-11100B 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1402
	Intel Xeon E-2276G 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	1402

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz	14515
	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz	14487
	AMD EPYC 7F52 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	14477
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	14322
	Intel Core i9-9960X 16C 32T @ 4.10 GHz	14314
	Intel Xeon W-2191B 18C 36T @ 3.40 GHz	14308
	Intel Core i7-13650HX 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	14302

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD EPYC 7413 24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz	1702
	AMD Ryzen 3 5300GE 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1698
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1698
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz	1697
	Intel Xeon W-10855M 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	1694
	AMD Ryzen 5 5560U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1692
	Intel Core i5-1140G7 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1692

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz	11863
	Apple M3 (8-GPU) 8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz	11863
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	11836
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	11830
	Intel Core i9-7960X 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	11810
	Intel Xeon W-3245M 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	11766
	Intel Core i9-10940X 14C 28T @ 4.20 GHz	11762

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	539
	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	536
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	535
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz	531
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	530
	Intel Core i5-11400F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	529
	Intel Core i5-11400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	529

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	9329
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	9329
	Intel Xeon Gold 6126 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	9189
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	9148
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	8848
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	8750
	Intel Core i7-12700K 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	8750

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-13700K 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	430
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	418
	Intel Core i9-12900KS 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	399
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	384
	Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	379
	Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	379
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	364

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon W-3275M 28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz	39988
	Intel Xeon W-3335 16C 32T @ 3.80 GHz	39328
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz	39295
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	39079
	Intel Core i7-13850HX 20C 28T @ 4.40 GHz	38902
	Intel Xeon Gold 6248R 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	38612
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	38449

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	74.9
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	75.3
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	77
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	85.4
	Intel Core i9-12900KS 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	87
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX 16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz	94
	Intel Core i9-9960X 16C 32T @ 4.10 GHz	104.3

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	527
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	525
	Intel Core i7-9700 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	524
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	523
	Intel Core i5-9600K 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	522
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	520
	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	517

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	11365
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	11365
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz	10843
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz	10761
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 2.60 GHz	10563
	Intel Core i9-13900F 24C 32T @ 2.00 GHz	10062
	Intel Core i9-13900 24C 32T @ 2.00 GHz	10062

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-8086K 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	219
	Intel Core i9-9900K 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	219
	Intel Core i9-9900KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	219
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz	217
	Intel Core i5-11400F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	216
	Intel Core i5-11400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	216
	Intel Core i5-10600KF 6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz	215

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz	3912
	Intel Core i9-12900 16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz	3911
	Intel Core i9-12900F 16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz	3911
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	3897
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz	3873
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F 28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz	3873
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M 28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz	3873

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
250 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
248 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
564 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
540 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,439 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,412 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,700 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,649 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
648 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
596 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,337 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
223 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
726 entries

Monero Hashrate
94 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
249 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,104 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,099 entries

News and articles for the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

The evolution of AMD Ryzen processors

Posted by Stefan on 2022-09-06

The AMD Ryzen processors are designed for the mid to high-end range and are grouped into the Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5, Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 9 classes. AMD follows the market leader Intel, which groups its Core i series (Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 and Core i9) identically.

The AMD Ryzen processors were first introduced by AMD in Q1 2017. They are the successor to the not particularly successful AMD Bulldozer processors. The latter were manufactured using an outdated manufacturing process and could not keep up with the competing products from Intel. AMD lost a large portion of its desktop processor market share during this period.

Description of the processor

With the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X it creates a 16 core processor in the mainstream area for the first time in 2019. The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X clocks its cores with 3.5 GHz (base) or 4.0 GHz (Turbo). If only one core is loaded, the processor even reaches a clock frequency of 4.7 GHz.

Thanks to hyperthreading, the operating system 32 logical processors are available, which is especially useful for computational applications or virtualization. Like all the Ryzen processors, the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X can be overclocked thanks to the free multiplier.

The TDP is indicated with (for a 16-core processor) low 105 watts, but can rise to up to 250 watts when overclocking the processor. The CPU has 64 MB Level 3 cache.

Memory is officially supported in dual channel mode (2 memory channels) with up to DDR4-3200, with a good motherboard and high-quality memory but also significantly higher clock frequencies of the memory. The error correction "ECC" of the memory is supported, but requires a motherboard which can use this function. An error correction is e.g. Important in workstations or servers if data errors must be detected quickly.

The new 3rd generation Ryzen processors also support the new PCIe 4.0, which doubles the data rates between the processor and connected devices (e.g., graphics cards) compared to the predecessor standard.

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X relies on the Zen 2 architecture and is manufactured in Globalfoundries, a former AMD division, in 7 Nm structure. GlobalFoundries currently employs around 16,000 people and comes to a consolidated sales of just under $ 6 billion.

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X appeared in the 3rd quarter of 2019 and is listed at AMD at a price of approx. 650 USD.

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