AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Phenom 9500

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
4,140

Rank #1,758

6,609
4,140

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 37.4% (Rank #106 vs #1758)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
4,042

Rank #1,735

6,633
4,042

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 39.1% (Rank #92 vs #1735)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
4,287

Rank #1,797

6,572
4,287

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 34.8% (Rank #145 vs #1797)

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 Phenom 9500 Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
4
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
1,600 MHz
+57.9%
Clock Multiplier
38x
--
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
26 GB/s
+46.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
12
+40%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
12 W
89% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Phenom 9500
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X i5-4300Y
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse --
Socket Socket FCBGA1168
Package µOPGA-1331 --
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 4x1, 2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Release Price $499.00 --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Phenom 9500
AMD

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Phenom 9500
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Phenom 9500
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Phenom 9500
i5-4300Y

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Phenom 9500
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Phenom 9500
--

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Phenom 9500
FCBGA1168

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Phenom 9500
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Phenom 9500
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Phenom 9500
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Phenom 9500
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Phenom 9500
4x1, 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Phenom 9500
--

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Phenom 9500
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Phenom 9500
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Phenom 9500
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area 74 mm² --
Transistor Count 7,600 --
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 3900X
7 nm
Phenom 9500
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Phenom 9500
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Phenom 9500
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Phenom 9500
--

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Phenom 9500
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Phenom 9500
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Phenom 9500
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Phenom 9500
GPU -- HD graphics 4200
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 850 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Phenom 9500
HD graphics 4200

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Phenom 9500
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Phenom 9500
850 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Phenom 9500
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