Both models
3900X and
3950X are based on
Zen 2 architecture.
Zen 2 is fabricated on the 7nm process from TSMC and it’s the third generation of Zen CPUs. It comes with 64kB of L1 cache and 512kB of L2 cache per core. Zen 2 CPUs are divided into 3 categories: Matisse (desktop), Rome (Server) and Castle Peak (high-end desktop).
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3900X gets a score of
756.3 k points while the 3950X gets
959.8 k points.
Summarizing, the
3950X is
1.3 times faster than the
3900X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.