AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

CPU Specs Compare

C

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

AMD 2019-11
C

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

AMD 2018-04

General Parameters

Release Date
Nov 2019
Apr 2018
Manufacturer
AMD
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 2
Zen+
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A

Package

Transistor Count
3.8 billions
4.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
12 nm
Socket
AM4
AM4
Power Consumption
105 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
95 °C

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
32
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
32
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35x
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
43.71 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes

Miscellaneous

Official Website
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
1,349
1,088
Cinebench R23
24,396
7,506
Geekbench 6
1,709
1,164
Geekbench 6
11,656
5,236
Cinebench 2024
72
-
Cinebench 2024
1,325
-
Passmark CPU
2,692
2,370
Passmark CPU
38,953
13,981
Geekbench 5
-
1,048
Geekbench 5
-
5,787