AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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
5,134

Rank #764

6,609
5,134

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 22.3% (Rank #106 vs #764)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
5,394

Rank #650

6,633
5,394

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 18.7% (Rank #92 vs #650)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
4,743

Rank #913

6,572
4,743

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 27.8% (Rank #145 vs #913)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,678

Rank #141

vs
4,698

Rank #676

5,678
4,698

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 17.3% (Rank #141 vs #676)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,872

Rank #129

vs
4,690

Rank #699

5,872
4,690

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 20.1% (Rank #129 vs #699)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,617

Rank #158

vs
4,678

Rank #779

5,617
4,678

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 16.7% (Rank #158 vs #779)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Ryzen 3 2300X Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
4
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
3,500 MHz
+7.9%
Clock Multiplier
38x
35x
+7.9%
L1 Cache
768 KB
125 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
4 MiB
+94%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
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 Ryzen 3 2300X
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Zen
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 $499.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Ryzen 3 2300X
AMD

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Ryzen 3 2300X
Zen

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Ryzen 3 2300X
Socket AM4

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Ryzen 3 2300X
µOPGA-1331

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Ryzen 3 2300X
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Ryzen 3 2300X
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Ryzen 3 2300X
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Ryzen 3 2300X
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 210 mm²
Transistor Count 7,600 4,800
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 3900X
7 nm
Ryzen 3 2300X
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Ryzen 3 2300X
210 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Ryzen 3 2300X
4,800

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Ryzen 3 2300X
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Ryzen 3 2300X
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