--- product_id: 173057113 title: "AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor" brand: "amd" price: "£696.52" currency: GBP in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/173057113-amd-ryzen-9-3950x-16-core-32-thread-unlocked-desktop store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # 16 cores & 32 threads powerhouse 4.7 GHz max boost unlocked Efficient cooling, 95°C max temp AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor **Brand:** amd **Price:** £696.52 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🔥 Power your ambition with the Ryzen 9 3950X — the ultimate desktop beast! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor by amd - **How much does it cost?** £696.52 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/173057113-amd-ryzen-9-3950x-16-core-32-thread-unlocked-desktop) ## Best For - amd enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted amd brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Massive 72MB Cache:** Large game cache ensures lightning-fast access to your most demanding applications and games. - • **Turbocharged Speed:** Boost clock up to 4.7 GHz, unlocked for overclocking to push your rig beyond limits. - • **Optimized for Efficiency:** 7nm TSMC FinFET tech balances power and performance with a 105W TDP, keeping your system cool and quiet. - • **Next-Gen PCIe 4.0 Support:** Harness ultra-fast data transfer speeds on compatible X570 motherboards for future-proof builds. - • **Unmatched Multitasking Muscle:** 16 cores and 32 threads deliver seamless performance for gaming, streaming, and heavy workloads. ## Overview The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is a 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor built on advanced 7nm technology, delivering up to 4.7 GHz boost speeds and 72MB cache. Designed for high-end gaming, content creation, and multitasking, it supports PCIe 4.0 on AM4 X570 motherboards and requires robust cooling solutions to maintain peak performance. ## Description The world's most powerful 16-Core desktop processor. Review: Excellent CPU but no game bundle from desertcart - First off, yes, this CPU was very hard to get. No time announced for when it would go on sale, broken search linking preventing the product page from being found without knowing exactly what to search for, and finally when the listing did go live it said you couldn't order it unless you went to the list of sellers and specifically selected desertcart. Very strange. To make matters worse, the product page only showed the minimal info on launch day so there was no way of knowing if desertcart was going to offer the game bundle or not. Then when they got around to updating the page with the missing info, they added the info direct from AMD implying the game bundle was included. Well, guess what, it's not. I opened a ticket with desertcart support about it and was told they received no game bundle codes from AMD and I should go ask them about it. Um, yeah, sure. And the FAQ on the AMD rewards site specifically says it's on the retailers to distribute the codes. So I and the others who managed to score one of these on launch day are out of luck there. I'm tempted to deduct a star for that but I don't want to take anything away from the CPU itself. Alright, enough complaints about the low stock, strange order process, and misleading game bundle info. The good news is this CPU is every bit as good as the reviews say it is. So far after a solid day of testing I can say it's a crazy fast compute monster that runs cool, stable, and relatively quiet on my MSI MEG X570 Unify motherboard with a Noctua NH-D15 air cooler and 64GB (2x32GB) of Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 memory (CMK64GX4M2E3200C16) overclocked to 3600-18-22-22-42. The other important bits in my system build are a Phanteks Enthoo Luxe case, Seasonic FOCUS GX-850 (SSR-850FX) 80+ Gold power supply, EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 (08G-P4-2081-KR) video card, and 1TB Samsung SM961 NVMe SSD running Win10 Pro 1909. You can safely ignore AMD's water cooling recommendation as long as you get a good air cooler and ensure good air flow in your case. Power consumption is amazingly low for such a powerful CPU. Sure, it's going to pull more total power than low and most mid-range CPUs but this is still an extremely efficient processor. Gaming performance is excellent. Maybe not quite as good as Intel's best gaming CPUs but close enough provided you don't game for a living. On the other hand, this thing rules the roost in video encoding. It's amazing. I do a mix of both so this CPU is the perfect balance for me. Review: A Worthwhile Upgrade - TL;DR at the end Bought this CPU as an upgrade from my Ryzen 1700. I have a decent x370 motherboard (GIGABYTE Gaming 5), so I was wary about whether or not I should upgrade my motherboard as well; however, after making sure I was on the right bios version to support 3rd gen ryzen, I plopped this bad boy in and was immediately blown away. Gone are the days of CPU bottleneck for my 1080ti. Gone are the days of non-GPU accelerated video rendering and audio exporting. It for sure doubled my speed even with my 1700 overclocked to 3.8 GHz, and there's still more I can get out of it if I were to upgrade my mobo to an x570 board. Nonetheless, this chip is amazing. It's a bit pricey, but I feel like I'll be using this baby for much longer than I used my 1700. The ability to use my old hardware is a HUGE plus. The only con (minor) I noticed was it runs a bit hotter than my 1700, as expected, but it required some cooler tweaking to not have my PC sound like a jet engine 24/7. For context, I am using a corsair h100i v2 AIO cooler. At idle, the chip is between 45-50 ⁰C. It sits around 50⁰C when browsing YouTube and such. During 1080p gaming, games like AC Odyssey (max settings) were pushing it to 64⁰C max in a roughly 22⁰C atmosphere. Because the curves on the corsair link software settings were not set to handle water temps that the chip was producing, the fans were pushing 75% usage at just idle (default fans have 2400ish RPM limit). I had to spend a good hour or so and then some more time during gaming to customize and tweak the fan curve settings. It paid off because now my PC as quiet as possible while having stable temps for both the water and the CPU. I'd also recommend using Ryzen Master to check temps ad 3rd party software, at the moment, aren't reporting correct cpu temps (they show the temps as roughly 5-7⁰ hotter with more usage spikes) TL;DR: - If you invested in a good x370 board (~$180+) for the ryzen 1000 series, this CPU is a very good overall upgrade if you have the money to fork over for it. If not, the 3900x is also a great option (or any of the 3000 CPUs, honestly). - Make sure your cooler can handle the temps and the mobo vrm can deliver enough voltage (most x370s can). - Be prepared to modify settings for your cooling solution as the chip runs hotter than ryzen 1000 CPUs. ## Features - 16 Cores and 32 processing threads, The most processing power you can get in mainstream desktop - Can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world's most popular games - Cooler not included, Liquid cooler with 280 millimeter or larger radiator recommended. Max Temps:95°C - 4.7 GHz max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 72 MB of game cache, ddr-3200 support - For the advanced socket AM4 platform, can support PCIe 4.0 on x570 motherboards - Base Clock-3.5GHz,Total L1 Cache-1 MB,Total L2 Cache-8 MB, CMOS-TSMC 7nm FinFET, PCI express version-PCIe 4.0 x16. OS Support-Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit. Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B07ZTYKLZW | | Best Sellers Rank | #272 in Computer CPU Processors | | Brand | AMD | | CPU Manufacturer | AMD | | CPU Model | Ryzen 9 3950X | | CPU Socket | Socket AM4 | | CPU Speed | 4.7 GHz | | Cache Memory Installed Size | 72 | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,464 Reviews | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00730143311809 | | Item Dimensions L x W | 1.57"L x 1.57"W | | Item Type Name | Desktop Processor | | Item Weight | 172 Grams | | Manufacturer | AMD | | Mfr Part Number | 100-100000051WOF | | Model Number | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | | Platform | Windows | | Processor Brand | AMD | | Processor Core Count | 16 | | Processor Count | 16 | | Processor Number of Concurrent Threads | 32 | | Processor Series | Ryzen 9 3950X | | Processor Socket | Socket AM4 | | Processor Speed | 4.7 GHz | | Secondary Cache | 1 MB | | UPC | 730143311809 | | Warranty Description | 3 year manufacturer | | Wattage | 105 watts | ## Product Details - **Brand:** AMD - **CPU Manufacturer:** AMD - **CPU Model:** Ryzen 9 3950X - **CPU Socket:** Socket AM4 - **CPU Speed:** 4.7 GHz ## Images ![AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7122uH4-hfL.jpg) ![AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61LQ1nNL-eL.jpg) ![AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/716hAjT1uUL.jpg) ![AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81ciJn85chL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Amd shows this item qualifies for “equipped to win” as it is a 3000 series ryzen 9 and amazon is a participating partner - but no code is sent?** A: In my case, yes, they did honor the promotional game offer... I ordered my 3950x and received my confirmation email on Dec 05 from Amazon. Then, three days later on Dec 08 I received my promotional credit email, also from Amazon. I remember seeing the promotion mentioned during check out, but I didn't really pay it attention as I was rushing to check out before all the stock disappeared. And afterwards I couldn't find mention of it again anywhere in my account. But, I did get the email with the promotional code... Thank you for purchasing AMD Ryzen 9 3950x from Amazon.com. Your order entitles you to a promotional code. Your promotional code: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Congratulations. Your new purchase just earned you a code for The Outer Worlds AND Borderlands 3. Redeem coupon codes and pass product verification at www.amdrewards.com Receive game code and activate The Outer Worlds or Borderlands 3 through your EPIC library. Thanks again for shopping with us. **Q: Is this eligible for the amd equipped to win game offer?** A: In my case, yes, they did honor the promotional game offer... I ordered my 3950x and received my confirmation email on Dec 05 from Amazon. Then, three days later on Dec 08 I received my promotional credit email, also from Amazon. I remember seeing the promotion mentioned during check out, but I didn't really pay it attention as I was rushing to check out before all the stock disappeared. And afterwards I couldn't find mention of it again anywhere in my account. But, I did get the email with the promotional code... Thank you for purchasing AMD Ryzen 9 3950x from Amazon.com. Your order entitles you to a promotional code. Your promotional code: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Congratulations. Your new purchase just earned you a code for The Outer Worlds AND Borderlands 3. Redeem coupon codes and pass product verification at www.amdrewards.com Receive game code and activate The Outer Worlds or Borderlands 3 through your EPIC library. Thanks again for shopping with us. **Q: Does this processor come with a marital support plan?** A: definetly not **Q: Is amazon honoring their "equip to win" promotion advertised on this page for the 3950x?** A: In my case, yes, they did honor the promotional game offer... I ordered my 3950x and received my confirmation email on Dec 05 from Amazon. Then, three days later on Dec 08 I received my promotional credit email, also from Amazon. I remember seeing the promotion mentioned during check out, but I didn't really pay it attention as I was rushing to check out before all the stock disappeared. And afterwards I couldn't find mention of it again anywhere in my account. But, I did get the email with the promotional code... Thank you for purchasing AMD Ryzen 9 3950x from Amazon.com. Your order entitles you to a promotional code. Your promotional code: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Congratulations. Your new purchase just earned you a code for The Outer Worlds AND Borderlands 3. Redeem coupon codes and pass product verification at www.amdrewards.com Receive game code and activate The Outer Worlds or Borderlands 3 through your EPIC library. Thanks again for shopping with us. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent CPU but no game bundle from Amazon *by J***Y on December 4, 2019* First off, yes, this CPU was very hard to get. No time announced for when it would go on sale, broken search linking preventing the product page from being found without knowing exactly what to search for, and finally when the listing did go live it said you couldn't order it unless you went to the list of sellers and specifically selected Amazon. Very strange. To make matters worse, the product page only showed the minimal info on launch day so there was no way of knowing if Amazon was going to offer the game bundle or not. Then when they got around to updating the page with the missing info, they added the info direct from AMD implying the game bundle was included. Well, guess what, it's not. I opened a ticket with Amazon support about it and was told they received no game bundle codes from AMD and I should go ask them about it. Um, yeah, sure. And the FAQ on the AMD rewards site specifically says it's on the retailers to distribute the codes. So I and the others who managed to score one of these on launch day are out of luck there. I'm tempted to deduct a star for that but I don't want to take anything away from the CPU itself. Alright, enough complaints about the low stock, strange order process, and misleading game bundle info. The good news is this CPU is every bit as good as the reviews say it is. So far after a solid day of testing I can say it's a crazy fast compute monster that runs cool, stable, and relatively quiet on my MSI MEG X570 Unify motherboard with a Noctua NH-D15 air cooler and 64GB (2x32GB) of Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 memory (CMK64GX4M2E3200C16) overclocked to 3600-18-22-22-42. The other important bits in my system build are a Phanteks Enthoo Luxe case, Seasonic FOCUS GX-850 (SSR-850FX) 80+ Gold power supply, EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 (08G-P4-2081-KR) video card, and 1TB Samsung SM961 NVMe SSD running Win10 Pro 1909. You can safely ignore AMD's water cooling recommendation as long as you get a good air cooler and ensure good air flow in your case. Power consumption is amazingly low for such a powerful CPU. Sure, it's going to pull more total power than low and most mid-range CPUs but this is still an extremely efficient processor. Gaming performance is excellent. Maybe not quite as good as Intel's best gaming CPUs but close enough provided you don't game for a living. On the other hand, this thing rules the roost in video encoding. It's amazing. I do a mix of both so this CPU is the perfect balance for me. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Worthwhile Upgrade *by A***R on January 14, 2020* TL;DR at the end Bought this CPU as an upgrade from my Ryzen 1700. I have a decent x370 motherboard (GIGABYTE Gaming 5), so I was wary about whether or not I should upgrade my motherboard as well; however, after making sure I was on the right bios version to support 3rd gen ryzen, I plopped this bad boy in and was immediately blown away. Gone are the days of CPU bottleneck for my 1080ti. Gone are the days of non-GPU accelerated video rendering and audio exporting. It for sure doubled my speed even with my 1700 overclocked to 3.8 GHz, and there's still more I can get out of it if I were to upgrade my mobo to an x570 board. Nonetheless, this chip is amazing. It's a bit pricey, but I feel like I'll be using this baby for much longer than I used my 1700. The ability to use my old hardware is a HUGE plus. The only con (minor) I noticed was it runs a bit hotter than my 1700, as expected, but it required some cooler tweaking to not have my PC sound like a jet engine 24/7. For context, I am using a corsair h100i v2 AIO cooler. At idle, the chip is between 45-50 ⁰C. It sits around 50⁰C when browsing YouTube and such. During 1080p gaming, games like AC Odyssey (max settings) were pushing it to 64⁰C max in a roughly 22⁰C atmosphere. Because the curves on the corsair link software settings were not set to handle water temps that the chip was producing, the fans were pushing 75% usage at just idle (default fans have 2400ish RPM limit). I had to spend a good hour or so and then some more time during gaming to customize and tweak the fan curve settings. It paid off because now my PC as quiet as possible while having stable temps for both the water and the CPU. I'd also recommend using Ryzen Master to check temps ad 3rd party software, at the moment, aren't reporting correct cpu temps (they show the temps as roughly 5-7⁰ hotter with more usage spikes) TL;DR: - If you invested in a good x370 board (~$180+) for the ryzen 1000 series, this CPU is a very good overall upgrade if you have the money to fork over for it. If not, the 3900x is also a great option (or any of the 3000 CPUs, honestly). - Make sure your cooler can handle the temps and the mobo vrm can deliver enough voltage (most x370s can). - Be prepared to modify settings for your cooling solution as the chip runs hotter than ryzen 1000 CPUs. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Upgrade to my PC *by E***L on March 18, 2026* Super fast upgrade for my PC great for gaming and easy to install. smooth gameplay! ## Frequently Bought Together - AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor - Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) ATX Motherboard (PCIe 4.0,WiFi 6E, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS Flashback, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and Aura Sync) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/173057113-amd-ryzen-9-3950x-16-core-32-thread-unlocked-desktop](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/173057113-amd-ryzen-9-3950x-16-core-32-thread-unlocked-desktop) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-03*