AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs AMD Athlon II X2 255

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,171

Rank #188

vs
4,281

Rank #1,547

6,171
4,281

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 30.6% (Rank #188 vs #1547)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
4,252

Rank #1,530

6,116
4,252

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 30.5% (Rank #228 vs #1530)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,324

Rank #1,676

6,254
4,324

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 30.9% (Rank #198 vs #1676)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,487

Rank #1,624

5,674
4,487

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 20.9% (Rank #144 vs #1624)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,471

Rank #1,522

5,786
4,471

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 22.7% (Rank #138 vs #1522)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,468

Rank #1,617

5,532
4,468

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 19.2% (Rank #179 vs #1617)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Athlon II X2 255 Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
4
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
3,160 MHz
-1.9%
Clock Multiplier --
16x
L1 Cache
768 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
--
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)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Athlon II X2 255
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number PRO E8500
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Regor
Socket Socket LGA775
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Athlon II X2 255
AMD

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Athlon II X2 255
--

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Athlon II X2 255
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Athlon II X2 255
E8500

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Athlon II X2 255
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Athlon II X2 255
Regor

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Athlon II X2 255
LGA775

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Athlon II X2 255
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Athlon II X2 255
LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Athlon II X2 255
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Athlon II X2 255
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Athlon II X2 255
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Athlon II X2 255
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Athlon II X2 255
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Athlon II X2 255
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area -- 117 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Athlon II X2 255
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Athlon II X2 255
117 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Athlon II X2 255
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Athlon II X2 255
--

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Athlon II X2 255
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Athlon II X2 255
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon II X2 255
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Athlon II X2 255
GPU -- HD Graphics 5300
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 900 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Athlon II X2 255
HD Graphics 5300

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Athlon II X2 255
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Athlon II X2 255
900 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Athlon II X2 255
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64