AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

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
4,568

Rank #1,219

6,609
4,568

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 30.9% (Rank #106 vs #1219)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
4,646

Rank #1,180

6,633
4,646

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 30% (Rank #92 vs #1180)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
4,451

Rank #1,319

6,572
4,451

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 32.3% (Rank #145 vs #1319)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,678

Rank #141

vs
4,559

Rank #1,120

5,678
4,559

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 19.7% (Rank #141 vs #1120)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,872

Rank #129

vs
4,569

Rank #993

5,872
4,569

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 22.2% (Rank #129 vs #993)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,617

Rank #158

vs
4,581

Rank #1,017

5,617
4,581

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 18.4% (Rank #158 vs #1017)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Ryzen 3 3250U Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
4
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
2,600 MHz
+31.6%
Clock Multiplier
38x
26x
+31.6%
L1 Cache
768 KB
94 KB
+87.7%
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
15 W
85.7% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Ryzen 3 3250U
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Raven Ridge
Socket Socket Socket FP5
Package µOPGA-1331 FP5
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2400 MHz Dual-channel
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $499.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Ryzen 3 3250U
AMD

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Ryzen 3 3250U
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Ryzen 3 3250U
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Ryzen 3 3250U
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Ryzen 3 3250U
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Ryzen 3 3250U
Raven Ridge

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Ryzen 3 3250U
Socket FP5

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Ryzen 3 3250U
FP5

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Ryzen 3 3250U
DDR4-2400 MHz Dual-channel

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Ryzen 3 3250U
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Ryzen 3 3250U
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Ryzen 3 3250U
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Ryzen 3 3250U
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Ryzen 3 3250U
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Ryzen 3 3250U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Ryzen 3 3250U
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 210 mm²
Transistor Count 7,600 3,500
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 3900X
7 nm
Ryzen 3 3250U
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Ryzen 3 3250U
210 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Ryzen 3 3250U
3,500

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Ryzen 3 3250U
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Ryzen 3 3250U
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Ryzen 3 3250U
--

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 3 3250U
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Ryzen 3 3250U
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