AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Pentium 987

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
3,988

Rank #1,902

6,171
3,988

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 35.4% (Rank #188 vs #1902)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
3,814

Rank #1,877

6,116
3,814

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 37.6% (Rank #228 vs #1877)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,250

Rank #1,905

6,254
4,250

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 32% (Rank #198 vs #1905)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,481

Rank #1,664

5,674
4,481

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 21% (Rank #144 vs #1664)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,439

Rank #1,696

5,786
4,439

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 23.3% (Rank #138 vs #1696)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,464

Rank #1,640

5,532
4,464

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 19.3% (Rank #179 vs #1640)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium 987 Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
2
+91.7%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
1,500 MHz
+51.6%
Clock Multiplier --
15x
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
16 GB
+87.5%
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 987
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Pentium
Series 3000 900
Model Number PRO 987
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Sandy Bridge
Core Name Matisse Sandy Bridge M
Core Family -- 6
Core Model -- 42
Socket Socket BGA 1023
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 987
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Pentium 987
Pentium

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Pentium 987
900

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Pentium 987
987

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Pentium 987
Sandy Bridge

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Pentium 987
Sandy Bridge M

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 987
6

Core Model

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 987
42

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Pentium 987
BGA 1023

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Pentium 987
FCBGA-1023

Chipset

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 987
Cougar

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Pentium 987
DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Pentium 987
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Pentium 987
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Pentium 987
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Pentium 987
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 987
$134.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Pentium 987
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium 987
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 987
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 987
131 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 987
0.50 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Pentium 987
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Pentium 987
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Pentium 987
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium 987
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium 987
GPU -- HD
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz
Execution Units -- 6

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 987
HD

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 987
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 987
1000 MHz

Execution Units

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium 987
6

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium 987
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
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SIPP
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