AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT, vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
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 9 3900XT
1354
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
1312
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
18404
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
18682
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
n/a
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
74
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
n/a
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
982
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
2743
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
2704
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
32600
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
32573
Integer Math99.8 GOps/s99.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math58.5 GOps/s58.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search214 M primes/s214 M primes/s
Random String Sort48.4 M strings/s48.4 M strings/s
Data Encryption28.7 GB/s28.6 GB/s
Data Compression452.5 MB/s449.1 MB/s
Physics1781 frames/s1800 frames/s
Extended Instructions286 M matrices/s292 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
1680
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
1699
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
10907
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
10470
File Compression1040 MB/s872.1 MB/s
Clang Compilation111.3 KLines/s104.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser217.5 pages/s209.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering335.3 MP/sec299.9 MP/sec
Text Processing143.6 pages/s144.4 pages/s
Background Blur32.4 frames/s41.1 frames/s
Photo Processing74.9 frames/s75.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing26.4 MP/sec24.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
276.02
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
278.98

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 103.9 PPW 99.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 310.5 PPW 310.2 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 9.4 PPW
Blender / W 2.63 PPW 2.66 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced July, 7, 2020 July, 7, 2019
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 2 (Matisse) n/a
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 12 12
Threads 24 24
Frequency 3.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
General
Cores count1212
Threads count2424
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier38x38x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache64 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 3.8 billion 3.8 billion
Process tech. 7 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 105 W 105 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 47.68 GB 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 16

Results

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