AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 47,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 1, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 27 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +43,6 % 194,3fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +56,2 % 63,9points 145,8points Single-thread +41,6 % 80,0points 137,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +77,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 21.343 points +73,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.323 points +0,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 55.240 points +89,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 413,2 fps +89,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 295,0 fps +86,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.471 points +23,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 370,8 fps +70,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 298,3 fps +62,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps 352,7 fps +36,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps 371,7 fps +22,5 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +128,1 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +166,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 36,0 s +205,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 679,0 s +107,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +207,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 6.287 points +202,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 14.994 points +219,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 12.684 points +178,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 15.658 points +53,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 16.621 points +176,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 9.824 points +62,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 5.573 points +46,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 3.301 points +35,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 2.162 points +63,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 23.310 points +158,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 12.516 px/s +198,0 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +71,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 1.130 points +61,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 2.234 points +80,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +62,0 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Matisse	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 3000	Ryzen 7000
Release	July 7, 2019	September 27, 2022
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Cores / threads	8	16
Threads	16	32
Base clock	3.6 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	4.4 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
TDP / base power	65 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Socket	AM4	AM5
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
System power idle	82 W	89 W
System power load	177 W	325 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	35 W
CPU package load	88 W	219 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	4399 MHz	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	4267 MHz	5620 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Motherboard	n/a	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	tridentz referenz 3600	DDR5-6400

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