AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i7-5930K

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
5,464

Rank #509

6,171
5,464

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 11.5% (Rank #188 vs #509)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
5,583

Rank #495

6,116
5,583

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 8.7% (Rank #228 vs #495)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
5,285

Rank #479

6,254
5,285

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 15.5% (Rank #198 vs #479)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,815

Rank #517

5,674
4,815

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 15.1% (Rank #144 vs #517)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,834

Rank #524

5,786
4,834

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 16.5% (Rank #138 vs #524)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,896

Rank #469

5,532
4,896

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 11.5% (Rank #179 vs #469)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-5930K Diff
Cores
12
6
+50%
Threads
24
12
+50%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
3,500 MHz
-11.4%
Clock Multiplier --
35x
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+95.9%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
14 MiB
+77.6%
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 Core i7-5930K
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number PRO i7-5930K
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Haswell-E
Socket Socket LGA2011-v3
Package µOPGA-1331
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 Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Core i7-5930K
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Core i7-5930K
--

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Core i7-5930K
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Core i7-5930K
i7-5930K

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Core i7-5930K
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Core i7-5930K
Haswell-E

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Core i7-5930K
LGA2011-v3

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Core i7-5930K

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Core i7-5930K
DDR4 1333/1600/2133

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i7-5930K
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Core i7-5930K
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i7-5930K
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Core i7-5930K
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i7-5930K
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-5930K
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area -- 356 mm²
Transistor Count -- 2,600
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Core i7-5930K
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-5930K
356 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-5930K
2,600

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Core i7-5930K
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Core i7-5930K
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Core i7-5930K
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-5930K
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-5930K
GPU -- None
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-5930K
None

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-5930K
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-5930K
1150 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-5930K
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