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Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600X on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 29% to 251%, including 251% in Cinebench R23 multi (26,375 vs 7,523).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 2600X and the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 2600XAMD Ryzen 9 3950X
cores 616
threads 1232
base clock ghz 3.63.5
boost clock ghz 4.254.7
tdp w 95105
memory bus Dual-channel—
l3 cache mb 1664
process nm 127
socket AMD Socket AM4AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from CGDirector, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, PassMark Software and numberworld.org; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 2600XAMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector		 7,523 points26,375 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector		 1,094 points1,406 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 5,565 points11,367 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 1,274 points1,782 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 13,867 points38,432 points
PassMark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —2,701 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,378 points—
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —2,700 points
Y-cruncher 1B digits (lower is better)
Source: numberworld.org		 —29 seconds

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 2600X or the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X?

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600X on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 29% to 251%, including 251% in Cinebench R23 multi (26,375 vs 7,523).

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