AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Pentium E5400

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
4,185

Rank #1,700

6,609
4,185

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 36.7% (Rank #106 vs #1700)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
4,163

Rank #1,618

6,633
4,163

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 37.2% (Rank #92 vs #1618)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
4,217

Rank #1,990

6,572
4,217

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 35.8% (Rank #145 vs #1990)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,678

Rank #141

vs
4,487

Rank #1,624

5,678
4,487

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 21% (Rank #141 vs #1624)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,872

Rank #129

vs
4,461

Rank #1,593

5,872
4,461

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 24% (Rank #129 vs #1593)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,617

Rank #158

vs
4,457

Rank #1,679

5,617
4,457

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 20.7% (Rank #158 vs #1679)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Pentium E5400 Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
2
+91.7%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
3,000 MHz
+21.1%
Clock Multiplier
38x
14x
+64.5%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
2 MiB
+68.2%
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
1
+95%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
65 W
38.1% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
65 nm
89.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Pentium E5400
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X E6850
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Wolfdale
Socket Socket PLGA775
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA8
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $499.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Pentium E5400
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Pentium E5400
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Pentium E5400
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Pentium E5400
E6850

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Pentium E5400
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Pentium E5400
Wolfdale

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Pentium E5400
PLGA775

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Pentium E5400
FC-LGA8

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Pentium E5400
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Pentium E5400
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Pentium E5400
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Pentium E5400
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Pentium E5400
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Pentium E5400
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Pentium E5400
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Pentium E5400
Process 7 nm 65 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 82 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
Pentium E5400
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Pentium E5400
82 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Pentium E5400
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Pentium E5400
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Pentium E5400
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Pentium E5400
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium E5400
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Pentium E5400
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Pentium E5400
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Pentium E5400
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Pentium E5400
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Pentium E5400
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