AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
In gaming terms, a sound mid-range gaming chip for mid-tier cards. It outscores 61% of the 133 processors in our index and keeps graphics cards up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti fully used at 1440p.
- Index
- 62/100
- Rank
- #51
- Cores / threads
- 16/32
- Top speed
- 4.7 GHz
- Power
- 105 W
Graphics cards that match it
Recent cards the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X keeps fully used at 1440p without much processor to spare, by our bottleneck model.
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB 16 GB · 2025 · $429 at launch Check the pairing →
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB 8 GB · 2025 · $379 at launch Check the pairing →
- AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB · 2023 · $449 at launch Check the pairing →
- AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB · 2022 · $549 at launch Check the pairing →
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB · 2021 · $599 at launch Check the pairing →
- AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB · 2021 · $479 at launch Check the pairing →
Games it handles, by the processor requirement
Against the 191 released games whose publisher names a processor we can place.
- 184 recommended processor or better 96%
- 7 minimum only 4%
- 0 below minimum 0%
Upcoming releases on the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Unreleased games whose publishers have already named a processor.
Recommended spec 7
- Sagas of Lumin Feb 4, 2027
- HUMANKIND™ 2 2027
- Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance 2027
- PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant 2027
- Guild Wars 3™ To be announced
- Holstin To be announced
- Lords of the Fallen II Coming soon
Minimum spec 7
- Gears of War: E-Day Oct 6, 2026
- Phantom Blade Zero Oct 28, 2026
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Feb 12, 2027
- Fable Feb 23, 2027
- Outward 2 2027
- Sea of Remnants 2027
- Chrono Odyssey To be announced
Below minimum 2
- El Paso, Elsewhere 2 To be announced
- SAW: Genesis To be announced
Where the processor decides the frame rate
Games that lean on the CPU more than the graphics card, and where this chip lands against each.
- Palworld Minimum
- Baldur's Gate 3 Recommended
- HELLDIVERS™ 2 Recommended
- Path of Exile 2 Recommended
- Monster Hunter Wilds Recommended
- World of Warcraft: The War Within Recommended
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Recommended
- VALORANT Recommended
Spec card
- Maker
- AMD
- Released
- 2019
- Cores
- 16
- Threads
- 32
- Base speed
- 3.5 GHz
- Top speed
- 4.7 GHz
- Rated power
- 105 W
- Tier
- B
The processors either side of it
Nearest in our index. Pick one to compare them directly.
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X: quick answers
Which graphics card suits the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X?
At 1440p it keeps a card up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti fully used, by our bottleneck model. 9 desktop cards are an even match for it. A faster card than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti will spend time waiting on the processor, more so at 1080p.
Will the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X run 2027 games?
Of the 16 upcoming games that name a processor, it meets the recommended one for 7, only the minimum for 7, and falls short of 2.
How many cores does the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X have?
16 cores and 32 threads, with a top clock speed of 4.7 GHz.