AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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
5,405

Rank #550

6,171
5,405

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 12.4% (Rank #188 vs #550)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
5,546

Rank #520

6,116
5,546

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 9.3% (Rank #228 vs #520)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
5,194

Rank #516

6,254
5,194

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 16.9% (Rank #198 vs #516)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,835

Rank #494

5,674
4,835

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 14.8% (Rank #144 vs #494)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
5,036

Rank #406

5,786
5,036

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 13% (Rank #138 vs #406)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,783

Rank #601

5,532
4,783

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 13.5% (Rank #179 vs #601)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Ryzen 5 1600X Diff
Cores
12
8
+33.3%
Threads
24
16
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
3,000 MHz
+3.2%
Clock Multiplier --
36x
L1 Cache
768 KB
94 KB
+87.7%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
15 MiB
+76.2%
Memory Channels
2
4
-50%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
68 GB/s
-29.9%
PCIe Lanes
20
40
-50%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
140 W
53.6% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Ryzen 5 1600X
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number PRO i7-5960X
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Zen
Socket Socket LGA2011-v3
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4 1333/1600/2133
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Ryzen 5 1600X
AMD

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Ryzen 5 1600X
--

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Ryzen 5 1600X
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Ryzen 5 1600X
i7-5960X

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Ryzen 5 1600X
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Ryzen 5 1600X
Zen

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Ryzen 5 1600X
LGA2011-v3

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Ryzen 5 1600X
µPGA

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Ryzen 5 1600X
DDR4 1333/1600/2133

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Ryzen 5 1600X
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Ryzen 5 1600X
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Ryzen 5 1600X
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Ryzen 5 1600X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Ryzen 5 1600X
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area -- 192 mm²
Transistor Count -- 4,800
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Ryzen 5 1600X
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Ryzen 5 1600X
192 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Ryzen 5 1600X
4,800

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Ryzen 5 1600X
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Ryzen 5 1600X
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Ryzen 5 1600X
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 5 1600X
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Ryzen 5 1600X
GPU -- None
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Ryzen 5 1600X
None

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Ryzen 5 1600X
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Ryzen 5 1600X
1150 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Ryzen 5 1600X
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
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
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
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64