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Ryzen 7 3800X vs Ryzen 9 5950X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 9 5950X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 3800X on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 29% to 119%, including 119% in Cinebench R23 multi (29,441 vs 13,463).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 3800X and the Ryzen 9 5950X. Released 2019 (Ryzen 7 3800X), 2020 (Ryzen 9 5950X). 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 7 3800XRyzen 9 5950X
cores 816
threads 1632
base clock ghz 3.93.4
boost clock ghz 4.54.9
tdp w 105105
memory bus Dual-channel—
l3 cache mb 3264
process nm 7—
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 TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, HardwareDB, PassMark, NumberWorld and HWBOT; 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 3800XRyzen 9 5950X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus		 13,463 points29,441 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus		 1,334 points1,757 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, HardwareDB		 8,400 points12,237 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: CpuTronic, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser		 1,696 points2,195 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 22,971 points40,345 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,710 points—
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,709 points—
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: NumberWorld, HWBOT		 39 seconds27

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Ryzen 7 3800X

No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 7 3800X benchmark page →

Ryzen 9 5950X

All Ryzen 9 5950X AI benchmarks →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 3800X or the Ryzen 9 5950X?

The Ryzen 9 5950X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 3800X on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 29% to 119%, including 119% in Cinebench R23 multi (29,441 vs 13,463).

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