AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Drivers & Specs 2025

Ryzen 9 3950X is a desktop processor from AMD released on 14 November 2019, and it is in active production status now. It belongs to Ryzen 9 family and has a Matisse architecture. This processor is built on AMD Socket AM4, and uses Gen 4 PCI express connection. 7 nm process is used in production.

Processor has 16 cores and 32 threads, with the base frequency of 3.5 GHz. It has DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel memory support. As for the cache, it supports L1 64K (per core), L2 512K (per core) and L3 64MB.

Specifications

Vertical Segment: Desktop
Release date: 14 November 2019
Production status: Active
Generation: Ryzen 9
Codename: Matisse
Socket: AMD Socket AM4
Total Cores: 16

Total Threads: 32
Frequency: 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock: up to 4.7 GHz
Cache L1: 64K (per core)
Cache L2: 512K (per core)
Cache L3: 64MB
TDP: 105 W

Physical Specifications

Socket: AMD Socket AM4
Foundry: TSMC
Process size: 7 nm
Transistors: 3,800 million

Die size: 74 mm²
Package: µOPGA-1331
tCaseMax: 95°C

Performance

Frequency: 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock: up to 4.7 GHz
Base clock: 100 MHz
Multiplier: 35.0x

Multiplier unlocked: Yes
TDP: 105 W
FP32: 3,609.6 GFLOPS

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment: Desktop
Production status: Active
Release date: 14 November 2019
Codename: Matisse
Generation: Ryzen 9

Part: 100-000000051
Memory support: DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
ECC memory: No
PCI Express: Gen 4

Cores

Total Cores: 16
Total Threads: 32

SMP # CPUs: 1
Integrated graphics: N/A

Cache

Cache L1: 64K (per core)
Cache L2: 512K (per core)

Cache L3: 64MB

Notes

Notes: This processor comes with an unlocked base clock multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking.

Features & Technologies

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Precision Boost 2
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Benchmark & Performance

PassMark

51 38655 185062

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