AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300

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
4,194

Rank #1,686

6,171
4,194

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 32% (Rank #188 vs #1686)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
4,248

Rank #1,531

6,116
4,248

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 30.5% (Rank #228 vs #1531)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,112

Rank #2,044

6,254
4,112

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 34.3% (Rank #198 vs #2044)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core 2 Quad Q8300 Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
4
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,500 MHz
+19.4%
Clock Multiplier --
8x
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
4 MiB
+36.4%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
95 W
31.6% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core 2 Quad Q8300
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number PRO --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Yorkfield
Socket Socket Socket 775
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA6
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Core 2 Quad Q8300
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Core 2 Quad Q8300
--

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Core 2 Quad Q8300
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Core 2 Quad Q8300
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Core 2 Quad Q8300
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Core 2 Quad Q8300
Yorkfield

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Core 2 Quad Q8300
Socket 775

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Core 2 Quad Q8300
FC-LGA6

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Core 2 Quad Q8300
DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core 2 Quad Q8300
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Core 2 Quad Q8300
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core 2 Quad Q8300
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Core 2 Quad Q8300
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core 2 Quad Q8300
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core 2 Quad Q8300
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area -- 82 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Core 2 Quad Q8300
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core 2 Quad Q8300
82 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core 2 Quad Q8300
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Core 2 Quad Q8300
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Core 2 Quad Q8300
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Core 2 Quad Q8300
--

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Core 2 Quad Q8300
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core 2 Quad Q8300
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