AMD officially reveals their 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X processor
AMD officially reveals their 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X processor
The Ryzen 9 3950X name harkens back to AMD’s Threadripper 2950X and 1950X, but with this generation, AMD is offering higher clock speeds, a lower TDP and superior IPC than the company’s older 16-core Threadripper offerings. In short, Zen 2 is an astounding architecture, and with this architecture, AMD aims for performance leadership.
While most of AMD’s Ryzen 3rd Gen lineup will release on July 7th, AMD’s 16-core model requires a little bit more time to prepare. AMD plans to launch their Ryzen 9 3950X this September for $749. This processor offers the highest boost clock speeds of the Ryzen 3rd Gen lineup, making it the fastest single-threaded consumer processor that AMD has ever made.
Below are the processor’s specifications.
| Cores | Threads | Base Clock | Boost Clock | L2 + L3 Cache | PCIe 4.0 | TDP | Price | |
| Ryzen 9 3950X | 16 | 32 | 3.5GHz | 4.7GHz | 8+64 MB | 16+4+4 | 105W | $749 |
| Ryzen 9 3900X | 12 | 24 | 3.8GHz | 4.6GHz | 6+64 MB | 16+4+4 | 105W | $499 |
| Ryzen 7 3800X | 8 | 16 | 3.9GHz | 4.5GHz | 4+32 MB | 16+4+4 | 105W | $399 |
| Ryzen 7 3700X | 8 | 16 | 3.6GHz | 4.4GHz | 4+32 MB | 16+4+4 | 65W | $329 |
| Ryzen 5 3600X | 6 | 12 | 3.8GHz | 4.4GHz | 3+32 MB | 16+4+4 | 95W | $249 |
| Ryzen 5 3600 | 6 | 12 | 3.6GHz | 4.2GHz | 3+32 MB | 16+4+4 | 65W | $199 |
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