AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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Q3/2019
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Which one of the central processing units is better: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X or AMD Ryzen 9 3900X? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X has 16 cores and 32 threads with maximum working frequency of 4.90 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X was released on Q4/2020.

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X has 12 cores with 32 threads and 4.90 GHz of frequency. The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X was released on Q3/2019.

Differences
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
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  • Higher clock speed
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
    Around -12% better clock speed
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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  • More number of cores
    16 left arrow 12
    1 times more cores
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    4.90 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz
    Around 6 % better overclocked clock speed
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