AMD Ryzen 9 Matisse 3950X BOX (100-100000051WOF)

First mass-produced 16-core processor

The 3950X processor with 16 cores and 32 threads belongs to the advanced Ryzen 9 Matisse line, in which AMD has embodied its best practices. In addition to the fact that this is one of the most powerful processors on the market, it is also attractive because it runs on a standard AM4 socket, and not expensive TR4, which was used by the previous generation of record-breaking AMD Threadripper "stones".

Long live the king!

The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is multi-threaded and has a total of 72MB of cache at all levels. The base frequency is 3.5 GHz, the maximum is 4.7 GHz. The TDP level is acceptable for such a giant - 105 watts. In terms of dry performance, it is in many ways superior to the fresh top-end 12-core Core i9-9920X. On the AMD side, there is a more modern process technology, more cores, more cache, support for high-speed memory and almost the same clock speeds. Last but not least, the new architecture has allowed AMD to make the processor omnivorous and almost universally high-performance: it excels in almost any kind of workload, whether it's rendering, audio production or video games. The latter is especially cool, because in games, Intel processors have always been ahead.

Asking price is only $750

Well, and most importantly: the official price for the Core i9-9920X is $1,200, but because of the shortage in stores, they ask for much more for it. In turn, AMD 3950X is priced at $750. It turns out that by the very fact of the release of this processor, AMD has changed the rules of the game in the mass market, saying in plain text that we no longer need to be limited to 4 or 6 cores. Drop a $1,000 processor and motherboard for one of the most powerful gaming PCs ever. It remains to wait for the end of autumn 2019 and the start of official sales.

PS Also pay attention to its younger 12-core brother Ryzen 9 3900X, which is already on store shelves with a price tag of $600.