AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
2073
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1254
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
23334
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
74422
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
132
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
1322
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
4434
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
2571
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
40068
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
80233
Integer Math116.8 GOps/s494 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math79.5 GOps/s282.9 GOps/s
Prime Number Search426 M primes/s442 M primes/s
Random String Sort48.7 M strings/s187.5 M strings/s
Data Encryption22.2 GB/s130.5 GB/s
Data Compression468.5 MB/s1932.3 MB/s
Physics4093 frames/s2970 frames/s
Extended Instructions388 M matrices/s1164 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
3315
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1664
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
18350
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
14533
File Compression1730 MB/s1120 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.3 KLines/s228.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser356.9 pages/s328.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering509 MP/sec367.9 MP/sec
Text Processing337 pages/s136.7 pages/s
Background Blur90.4 frames/s30 frames/s
Photo Processing135.2 frames/s102.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing29.1 MP/sec71.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
321.39
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1083.19

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 152.9 PPW 51.9 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 333.9 PPW 286.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 11 PPW n/a
Blender / W 2.68 PPW 3.87 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced October, 31, 2024 January, 10, 2020
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) n/a
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 64
Threads 16 128
Frequency 4.7 GHz 2.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 4.3 GHz
General
Cores count864
Threads count16128
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier47x29x
L1 cache80 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache96 MB total128 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 19.2 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 120 W 280 W
Max TDP (Boost) 162 W n/a
Socket AM5 sTRX4
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 95.37 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 64

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D the clear winner in this comparison.

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