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Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 3700X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 2% to 116%, including 116% in Cinebench R23 multi (26,375 vs 12,195).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 3700X and the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. Both released in 2019. MSRP range: $329 · $749. 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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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 7 3700XAMD Ryzen 9 3950X
cores 816
threads 1632
base clock ghz 3.63.5
boost clock ghz 4.44.7
tdp w 65105
l3 cache mb 3264
process nm 77
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 Gamers Nexus, CGDirector, technical.city, Geekbench Browser and PassMark Software; 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 7 3700XAMD Ryzen 9 3950X
7-Zip Compression (higher is better)
Source: Gamers Nexus		 78,000 MIPS—
Adobe Photoshop (Puget) (higher is better)
Source: Gamers Nexus		 7,000 points—
Adobe Premiere (Puget) (higher is better)
Source: Gamers Nexus		 6,613 points—
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector		 12,195 points26,375 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector		 1,345 points1,406 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: technical.city, Geekbench Browser		 9,145 points11,367 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: technical.city, Geekbench Browser		 1,740 points1,782 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 22,401 points38,432 points
PassMark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —2,701 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,654 points—
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,654 points2,700 points
PassMark single-thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,654 points—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 3700X or the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X?

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 3700X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 2% to 116%, including 116% in Cinebench R23 multi (26,375 vs 12,195).

What did the Ryzen 7 3700X and the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X cost at launch?

The Ryzen 7 3700X launched at a $329 MSRP and the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X at $749. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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