AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,669

Rank #378

vs
6,092

Rank #216

5,669
6,092

Ryzen 9 3900 wins by 6.9% (Rank #378 vs #216)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,834

Rank #341

vs
6,087

Rank #239

5,834
6,087

Ryzen 9 3900 wins by 4.2% (Rank #341 vs #239)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,421

Rank #424

vs
6,100

Rank #217

5,421
6,100

Ryzen 9 3900 wins by 11.1% (Rank #424 vs #217)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,059

Rank #344

vs
5,637

Rank #149

5,059
5,637

Ryzen 9 3900 wins by 10.3% (Rank #344 vs #149)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,123

Rank #357

vs
5,768

Rank #143

5,123
5,768

Ryzen 9 3900 wins by 11.2% (Rank #357 vs #143)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,096

Rank #342

vs
5,498

Rank #189

5,096
5,498

Ryzen 9 3900 wins by 7.3% (Rank #342 vs #189)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Ryzen 9 3900 Diff
Cores
6
12
-50%
Threads
12
24
-50%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
3,100 MHz
+13.9%
Clock Multiplier
36x
31x
+13.9%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+83.7%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
7 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Ryzen 9 3900
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3600 --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Matisse
Socket Socket Socket AM4
Package µOPGA-1331 µOPGA-1331
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $199.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 5 3600
AMD
Ryzen 9 3900
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 3600
Ryzen
Ryzen 9 3900
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3600
3000
Ryzen 9 3900
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3600
3600
Ryzen 9 3900
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3600
Zen 2
Ryzen 9 3900
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3600
Matisse
Ryzen 9 3900
Matisse

Socket

Ryzen 5 3600
Socket
Ryzen 9 3900
Socket AM4

Package

Ryzen 5 3600
µOPGA-1331
Ryzen 9 3900
µOPGA-1331

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3600
DDR4-3200
Ryzen 9 3900
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3600
Yes
Ryzen 9 3900
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3600
4.0
Ryzen 9 3900
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3600
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Ryzen 9 3900
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop
Ryzen 9 3900
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 5 3600
$199.00
Ryzen 9 3900
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3600
No
Ryzen 9 3900
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3600 Ryzen 9 3900
Process 7 nm 7 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 74 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 7,600
Manufacturer TSMC TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3600
7 nm
Ryzen 9 3900
7 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3600
74 mm²
Ryzen 9 3900
74 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3600
3,800
Ryzen 9 3900
7,600

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3600
TSMC
Ryzen 9 3900
TSMC

Technology

Ryzen 5 3600
CMOS
Ryzen 9 3900
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3600
64-bit
Ryzen 9 3900
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3600
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 9 3900
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3600 Ryzen 9 3900
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64