AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,609

Rank #106

vs
5,717

Rank #353

6,609
5,717

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 13.5% (Rank #106 vs #353)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
5,680

Rank #437

6,633
5,680

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 14.4% (Rank #92 vs #437)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
5,773

Rank #295

6,572
5,773

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 12.2% (Rank #145 vs #295)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,678

Rank #141

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,872

Rank #129

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,617

Rank #158

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Diff
Cores
12
8
+33.3%
Threads
24
16
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
3,000 MHz
+21.1%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
3,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,100 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,100 MHz
Clock Multiplier
38x
30x
+21.1%
L1 Cache
768 KB
768 KB
0%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
4 MiB
+33.3%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
16 MiB
+75%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
64 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
40 GB/s
+16.7%
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
65 W
38.1% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen Ryzen
Series 3000 Ryzen
Model Number 3900X 1700
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Zen
Core Name Matisse Summit
Core Family -- 23
Core Model -- 1
Socket Socket Socket
Package µOPGA-1331 µOPGA-1331
Chipset -- Promontory
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $499.00 $329.00
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
AMD

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Ryzen

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Ryzen

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
1700

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Zen

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Summit

Core Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
23

Core Model

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
1

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Socket

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Promontory

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
DDR4-2666

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
$329.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 213 mm²
Transistor Count 7,600 4.80 billion
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 9 3900X
7 nm
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
4.80 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 7 1700
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64