AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Pentium B950

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
4,214

Rank #1,653

6,171
4,214

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 31.7% (Rank #188 vs #1653)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
4,092

Rank #1,683

6,116
4,092

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 33.1% (Rank #228 vs #1683)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,397

Rank #1,462

6,254
4,397

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 29.7% (Rank #198 vs #1462)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,494

Rank #1,576

5,674
4,494

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 20.8% (Rank #144 vs #1576)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,455

Rank #1,631

5,786
4,455

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 23% (Rank #138 vs #1631)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,481

Rank #1,528

5,532
4,481

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 19% (Rank #179 vs #1528)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium B950 Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
2
+91.7%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,100 MHz
+32.3%
Clock Multiplier --
21x
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
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
32 nm
78.1% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium B950
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Pentium
Series 3000 900
Model Number PRO B950
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Sandy Bridge
Core Name Matisse Sandy Bridge M
Core Family -- 6
Core Model -- 42
Socket Socket Socket
Package µOPGA-1331 rPGA988B
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 B950
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Pentium B950
Pentium

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Pentium B950
900

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Pentium B950
B950

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Pentium B950
Sandy Bridge

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Pentium B950
Sandy Bridge M

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium B950
6

Core Model

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium B950
42

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Pentium B950
Socket

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Pentium B950
rPGA988B

Chipset

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium B950
Cougar

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Pentium B950
DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Pentium B950
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Pentium B950
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Pentium B950
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Pentium B950
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium B950
$134.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Pentium B950
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium B950
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 B950
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium B950
131 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium B950
0.50 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Pentium B950
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Pentium B950
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Pentium B950
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium B950
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium B950
GPU -- HD
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz
Execution Units -- 6

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium B950
HD

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium B950
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium B950
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Pentium B950
6

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Pentium B950
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
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