AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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
5,424

Rank #536

6,171
5,424

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 12.1% (Rank #188 vs #536)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
5,633

Rank #466

6,116
5,633

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 7.9% (Rank #228 vs #466)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
5,111

Rank #562

6,254
5,111

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 18.3% (Rank #198 vs #562)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,712

Rank #633

5,674
4,712

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 17% (Rank #144 vs #633)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,843

Rank #516

5,786
4,843

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 16.3% (Rank #138 vs #516)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,684

Rank #768

5,532
4,684

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 15.3% (Rank #179 vs #768)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Ryzen 5 2500X Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
3,600 MHz
-13.9%
Clock Multiplier --
36x
L1 Cache
768 KB
384 KB
+50%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
2 MiB
+66.7%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
8 MiB
+87.5%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
64 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
44 GB/s
+8.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
12 nm
41.7% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Ryzen 5 2500X
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen Ryzen
Series 3000 Ryzen
Model Number PRO 2500X
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Zen+
Core Name Matisse Pinnacle
Core Family -- 23
Core Model -- 8
Socket Socket Socket
Package µOPGA-1331 µOPGA-1331
Chipset -- Promontory
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Ryzen 5 2500X
AMD

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Ryzen 5 2500X
Ryzen

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Ryzen 5 2500X
Ryzen

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Ryzen 5 2500X
2500X

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Ryzen 5 2500X
Zen+

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Ryzen 5 2500X
Pinnacle

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Ryzen 5 2500X
23

Core Model

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Ryzen 5 2500X
8

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Ryzen 5 2500X
Socket

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Ryzen 5 2500X
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Ryzen 5 2500X
Promontory

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Ryzen 5 2500X
DDR4-2933

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Ryzen 5 2500X
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Ryzen 5 2500X
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Ryzen 5 2500X
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Ryzen 5 2500X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Ryzen 5 2500X
Process 7 nm 12 nm
Die Area -- 213 mm²
Transistor Count -- 4.80 billion
Manufacturer TSMC GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Ryzen 5 2500X
12 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Ryzen 5 2500X
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Ryzen 5 2500X
4.80 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Ryzen 5 2500X
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Ryzen 5 2500X
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Ryzen 5 2500X
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 5 2500X
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Ryzen 5 2500X
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 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64