AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Athlon 64 3200+

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
3,971

Rank #1,916

6,609
3,971

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 39.9% (Rank #106 vs #1916)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
3,789

Rank #1,899

6,633
3,789

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 42.9% (Rank #92 vs #1899)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
4,243

Rank #1,926

6,572
4,243

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 35.4% (Rank #145 vs #1926)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,678

Rank #141

vs
4,455

Rank #1,760

5,678
4,455

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 21.5% (Rank #141 vs #1760)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,872

Rank #129

vs
4,424

Rank #1,752

5,872
4,424

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 24.7% (Rank #129 vs #1752)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,617

Rank #158

vs
4,435

Rank #1,758

5,617
4,435

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 21% (Rank #158 vs #1758)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Athlon 64 3200+ Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
2
+91.7%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
1,600 MHz
+57.9%
Clock Multiplier
38x
10x
+73.7%
L1 Cache
768 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
--
L3 Cache
64 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
21 GB/s
+55.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
4
+80%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
34 W
67.6% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
65 nm
89.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Athlon 64 3200+
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X T5200
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Lima
Socket Socket PPGA478
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3L 1066
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $499.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Athlon 64 3200+
AMD

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Athlon 64 3200+
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Athlon 64 3200+
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Athlon 64 3200+
T5200

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Athlon 64 3200+
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Athlon 64 3200+
Lima

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Athlon 64 3200+
PPGA478

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Athlon 64 3200+
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Athlon 64 3200+
DDR3L 1066

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Athlon 64 3200+
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Athlon 64 3200+
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon 64 3200+
1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Athlon 64 3200+
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Athlon 64 3200+
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Athlon 64 3200+
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Athlon 64 3200+
Process 7 nm 65 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 77 mm²
Transistor Count 7,600 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 3900X
7 nm
Athlon 64 3200+
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Athlon 64 3200+
77 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Athlon 64 3200+
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Athlon 64 3200+
--

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Athlon 64 3200+
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Athlon 64 3200+
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon 64 3200+
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Athlon 64 3200+
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 756 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Athlon 64 3200+
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Athlon 64 3200+
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Athlon 64 3200+
756 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Athlon 64 3200+
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64