Ryzen 9 3950X
AMD
PassMark
38,519
Performance
High-End
Performance Spectrum - CPU
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Overview
The Ryzen 9 3950X is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 14 November 2019 (6 years ago). It is based on the Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) architecture. It features 16 cores and 32 threads. Base frequency is 3.5 GHz, with boost up to 4.7 GHz. L3 cache: 64 MB. L2 cache: 512K (per core). Built on 7 nm, 12 nm process technology. Socket: AM4. Thermal design power (TDP): 105 Watt. Memory support: DDR4 Dual-channel. Passmark benchmark score: 38,519 points. Launch price was $799.
Specifications
General
- Type
- desktop
- Series
- AMD Ryzen 9
- Designer
- AMD
- Launch price
- $799
- Manufacturer
- TSMC
- Release date
- 14 November 2019 (6 years ago)
- Architecture codename
- Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
- Performance ranking position
- 305
Technical
- Cores
- 16
- Threads
- 32
- Die size
- 2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2
- L1 cache
- 96K (per core)
- L2 cache
- 512K (per core)
- L3 cache
- 64 MB
- Max frequency
- 4.7 GHz
- 64-bit support
- +
- Base frequency
- 3.5 GHz
- Transistor count
- 19,200 million
- Process technology
- 7 nm, 12 nm
- Unlocked multiplier
- +
- Compatibilidade com Windows 11
- +
Compatibility
- Socket
- AM4
- Power consumption (TDP)
- 105 Watt
- Max processors in config
- 1 (Uniprocessor)
Memory
- RAM types
- DDR4 Dual-channel
- Memory bandwidth
- 51.196 GB/s
- ECC memory support
- +
- Max memory capacity
- 128 GB
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