AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9300

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
4,222

Rank #1,640

6,609
4,222

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 36.1% (Rank #106 vs #1640)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
4,184

Rank #1,597

6,633
4,184

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 36.9% (Rank #92 vs #1597)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
4,280

Rank #1,816

6,572
4,280

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 34.9% (Rank #145 vs #1816)

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 Core 2 Duo T9300 Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
2
+91.7%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
2,500 MHz
+34.2%
Clock Multiplier
38x
13x
+67.1%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
6 MiB
+4.6%
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
35 W
66.7% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Core 2 Duo T9300
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X T9300
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Penryn
Socket Socket BGA479, PGA478
Package µOPGA-1331 µFC-PGA8
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 Mobile
Release Price $499.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Core 2 Duo T9300
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Core 2 Duo T9300
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Core 2 Duo T9300
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Core 2 Duo T9300
T9300

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Core 2 Duo T9300
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Core 2 Duo T9300
Penryn

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Core 2 Duo T9300
BGA479, PGA478

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Core 2 Duo T9300
µFC-PGA8

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Core 2 Duo T9300
DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR3 1333/1600

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Core 2 Duo T9300
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Core 2 Duo T9300
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core 2 Duo T9300
4x1 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Core 2 Duo T9300
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Core 2 Duo T9300
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Core 2 Duo T9300
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Core 2 Duo T9300
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 107 mm²
Transistor Count 7,600 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 3900X
7 nm
Core 2 Duo T9300
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Core 2 Duo T9300
107 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Core 2 Duo T9300
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Core 2 Duo T9300
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Core 2 Duo T9300
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Core 2 Duo T9300
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Core 2 Duo T9300
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Core 2 Duo T9300
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 800 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Core 2 Duo T9300
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Core 2 Duo T9300
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Core 2 Duo T9300
800 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Core 2 Duo T9300
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