AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Pentium 957

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
4,145

Rank #1,749

6,171
4,145

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 32.8% (Rank #188 vs #1749)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
3,895

Rank #1,832

6,116
3,895

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 36.3% (Rank #228 vs #1832)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,520

Rank #1,193

6,254
4,520

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 27.7% (Rank #198 vs #1193)

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 Pentium 957 Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
2
+91.7%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
1,200 MHz
+61.3%
Clock Multiplier --
12x
L1 Cache
768 KB
128 KB
+83.3%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+91.7%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
2 MiB
+96.9%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
8 GB
+93.8%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
20 GB/s
+58.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
16
+20%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
17 W
73.8% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
32 nm
78.1% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium 957
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Pentium
Series 3000 900
Model Number PRO 957
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Sandy Bridge
Core Name Matisse Sandy Bridge M
Core Family -- 6
Core Model -- 42
Socket Socket BGA1023
Package µOPGA-1331 FCBGA-1023
Chipset -- Cougar
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price -- $134.00
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Pentium 957
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Pentium 957
Pentium

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Pentium 957
900

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Pentium 957
957

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Pentium 957
Sandy Bridge

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Pentium 957
Sandy Bridge M

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 957
6

Core Model

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 957
42

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Pentium 957
BGA1023

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Pentium 957
FCBGA-1023

Chipset

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 957
Cougar

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Pentium 957
DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Pentium 957
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Pentium 957
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Pentium 957
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Pentium 957
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 957
$134.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Pentium 957
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium 957
Process 7 nm 32 nm
Die Area -- 131 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.50 billion
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Pentium 957
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 957
131 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 957
0.50 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Pentium 957
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Pentium 957
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Pentium 957
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium 957
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium 957
GPU -- HD
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 800 MHz
Execution Units -- 6

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 957
HD

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 957
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 957
800 MHz

Execution Units

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 957
6

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium 957
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
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
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