AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT

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
6,224

Rank #174

6,609
6,224

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 5.8% (Rank #106 vs #174)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
6,395

Rank #139

6,633
6,395

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 3.6% (Rank #92 vs #139)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
5,968

Rank #238

6,572
5,968

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 9.2% (Rank #145 vs #238)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,678

Rank #141

vs
5,406

Rank #203

5,678
5,406

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 4.8% (Rank #141 vs #203)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,872

Rank #129

vs
5,518

Rank #198

5,872
5,518

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 6% (Rank #129 vs #198)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,617

Rank #158

vs
5,374

Rank #218

5,617
5,374

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 4.3% (Rank #158 vs #218)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Ryzen 7 5800XT Diff
Cores
12
8
+33.3%
Threads
24
16
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
3,800 MHz
0%
Clock Multiplier
38x
38x
0%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
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
105 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
7 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Ryzen 7 5800XT
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Vermeer
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 No

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Ryzen 7 5800XT
AMD

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Ryzen 7 5800XT
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Ryzen 7 5800XT
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Ryzen 7 5800XT
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Ryzen 7 5800XT
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Ryzen 7 5800XT
Vermeer

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Ryzen 7 5800XT
Socket AM4

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Ryzen 7 5800XT
µOPGA-1331

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Ryzen 7 5800XT
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Ryzen 7 5800XT
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Ryzen 7 5800XT
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Ryzen 7 5800XT
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Ryzen 7 5800XT
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Ryzen 7 5800XT
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Ryzen 7 5800XT
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Ryzen 7 5800XT
Process 7 nm 7 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 74 mm²
Transistor Count 7,600 4,150
Manufacturer TSMC TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 3900X
7 nm
Ryzen 7 5800XT
7 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Ryzen 7 5800XT
74 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Ryzen 7 5800XT
4,150

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Ryzen 7 5800XT
TSMC

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Ryzen 7 5800XT
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Ryzen 7 5800XT
--

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 7 5800XT
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Ryzen 7 5800XT
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