AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs AMD Phenom II X3 720

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
4,211

Rank #1,660

6,171
4,211

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 31.8% (Rank #188 vs #1660)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
4,156

Rank #1,627

6,116
4,156

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 32% (Rank #228 vs #1627)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,293

Rank #1,774

6,254
4,293

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 31.4% (Rank #198 vs #1774)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,506

Rank #1,484

5,674
4,506

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 20.6% (Rank #144 vs #1484)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,494

Rank #1,365

5,786
4,494

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 22.3% (Rank #138 vs #1365)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,493

Rank #1,453

5,532
4,493

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 18.8% (Rank #179 vs #1453)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Phenom II X3 720 Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
4
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,500 MHz
+19.4%
Clock Multiplier --
14x
L1 Cache
768 KB
125 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
6 MiB
+91.1%
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
80 W
18.8% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Phenom II X3 720
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number PRO E5420
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Heka
Socket Socket LGA771
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR 1333 /1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 4x1 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Phenom II X3 720
AMD

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Phenom II X3 720
--

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Phenom II X3 720
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Phenom II X3 720
E5420

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Phenom II X3 720
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Phenom II X3 720
Heka

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Phenom II X3 720
LGA771

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Phenom II X3 720
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Phenom II X3 720
DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR 1333 /1600

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Phenom II X3 720
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Phenom II X3 720
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Phenom II X3 720
4x1 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Phenom II X3 720
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Phenom II X3 720
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Phenom II X3 720
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area -- 258 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Phenom II X3 720
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Phenom II X3 720
258 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Phenom II X3 720
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Phenom II X3 720
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Phenom II X3 720
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Phenom II X3 720
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Phenom II X3 720
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Phenom II X3 720
GPU -- HD Graphics 5500
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 850 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Phenom II X3 720
HD Graphics 5500

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Phenom II X3 720
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Phenom II X3 720
850 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Phenom II X3 720
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