Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Ryzen 9 3950X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking203not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.09no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency21.99no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date11 June 2019 (5 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 1600AF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3212
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache1 MB96K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm12 nm
Die size2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors19,200 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 1600AF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 1600AF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 1600AF are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 June 2019 11 October 2019
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 32 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 3950X has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 1600AF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

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