AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - The flagship for the AM4 socket in review

[Redaktion]

With the launch of the Ryzen 3000 processors, AMD has put Intel under a lot of pressure. We were already able to experience this in a striking way in our review of the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X. With 16 cores, the top model for the AM4 socket takes it a step further and shows that Intel will have a hard time in the future too, because the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is superior to the competition in multithreaded applications. Where the 16-core processor has its weaknesses, you can find out in this review.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Ryzen-9-3950X-The-flagship-for-the-AM4-socket-in-review.465690.0.html

[Kirill Ignatev]

- this is actually cheap compared to alternatives (for those who really need it: C++ compiling, CPU rendering, etc.). It's not for gamers!
- X570 may be expensive, but you don't need it. There are other motherboards supporting this CPU. And if you want PCI-E 4.0 and Zen 3 support, B550 is around the corner.
- the only downside that is supports 256Gb RAM maximum! This is really a bummer and might push many consumers to Threadripper instead. Again, who really needs this kind of power, not gamers.

[-Sam]

- this is actually cheap compared to alternatives (for those who really need it: C++ compiling, CPU rendering, etc.). It's not for gamers!
- X570 may be expensive, but you don't need it. There are other motherboards supporting this CPU. And if you want PCI-E 4.0 and Zen 3 support, B550 is around the corner.
- the only downside that is supports 256Gb RAM maximum! This is really a bummer and might push many consumers to Threadripper instead. Again, who really needs this kind of power, not gamers.

I believe it only supports 128Gb RAM...

[Moemoenomoe]

This review is a little late.  It's been six months or so since 3950X launch.  Guess it's better late than never.