AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Athlon 64 2800+

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
3,720

Rank #2,037

6,609
3,720

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 43.7% (Rank #106 vs #2037)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
3,372

Rank #2,035

6,633
3,372

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 49.2% (Rank #92 vs #2035)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
4,241

Rank #1,929

6,572
4,241

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 35.5% (Rank #145 vs #1929)

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 Athlon 64 2800+ Diff
Cores
12
1
+91.7%
Threads
24
1
+95.8%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
1,800 MHz
+52.6%
Clock Multiplier
38x
9x
+76.3%
L1 Cache
768 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
--
L3 Cache
64 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
89 W
15.2% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
130 nm
94.6% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Athlon 64 2800+
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Clawhammer
Socket Socket Socket 754
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR1 Single-channel
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $499.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Athlon 64 2800+
AMD

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Athlon 64 2800+
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Athlon 64 2800+
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Athlon 64 2800+
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Athlon 64 2800+
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Athlon 64 2800+
Clawhammer

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Athlon 64 2800+
Socket 754

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Athlon 64 2800+
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Athlon 64 2800+
DDR1 Single-channel

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Athlon 64 2800+
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Athlon 64 2800+
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon 64 2800+
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Athlon 64 2800+
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Athlon 64 2800+
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Athlon 64 2800+
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Athlon 64 2800+
Process 7 nm 130 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 193 mm²
Transistor Count 7,600 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 3900X
7 nm
Athlon 64 2800+
130 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Athlon 64 2800+
193 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Athlon 64 2800+
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Athlon 64 2800+
--

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Athlon 64 2800+
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Athlon 64 2800+
--

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon 64 2800+
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Athlon 64 2800+
3DNow!
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