AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Pentium G870

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
4,434

Rank #1,353

6,609
4,434

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 32.9% (Rank #106 vs #1353)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
4,478

Rank #1,308

6,633
4,478

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 32.5% (Rank #92 vs #1308)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
4,368

Rank #1,537

6,572
4,368

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 33.5% (Rank #145 vs #1537)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,678

Rank #141

vs
4,515

Rank #1,418

5,678
4,515

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 20.5% (Rank #141 vs #1418)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,872

Rank #129

vs
4,475

Rank #1,487

5,872
4,475

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 23.8% (Rank #129 vs #1487)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,617

Rank #158

vs
4,498

Rank #1,418

5,617
4,498

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 19.9% (Rank #158 vs #1418)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Pentium G870 Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
2
+91.7%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
3,100 MHz
+18.4%
Clock Multiplier
38x
31x
+18.4%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+95.9%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
3 MiB
+95.5%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
21 GB/s
+56%
PCIe Lanes
20
16
+20%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
65 W
38.1% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
32 nm
78.1% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Pentium G870
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X G870
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Sandy Bridge
Socket Socket FCLGA1155
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA10
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $499.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Pentium G870
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Pentium G870
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Pentium G870
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Pentium G870
G870

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Pentium G870
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Pentium G870
Sandy Bridge

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Pentium G870
FCLGA1155

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Pentium G870
FC-LGA10

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Pentium G870
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Pentium G870
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Pentium G870
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Pentium G870
up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Pentium G870
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Pentium G870
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Pentium G870
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Pentium G870
Process 7 nm 32 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 131 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 G870
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Pentium G870
131 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Pentium G870
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Pentium G870
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Pentium G870
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Pentium G870
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium G870
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Pentium G870
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Pentium G870
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Pentium G870
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 3900X
--
Pentium G870
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Pentium G870
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