Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Head-to-head processor comparison
Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #188
Rank #479
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 10.8% (Rank #188 vs #479)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #228
Rank #634
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 11.6% (Rank #228 vs #634)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #198
Rank #339
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 9.7% (Rank #198 vs #339)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #144
Rank #204
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 4.7% (Rank #144 vs #204)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #138
Rank #197
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 4.6% (Rank #138 vs #197)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #179
Rank #183
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 0.3% (Rank #179 vs #183)
Side-by-side comparison of key specifications
| Specification | Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 | Xeon Gold 6242 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cores |
12
|
16
|
-25% |
| Threads |
24
|
32
|
-25% |
| Base Frequency |
3,100 MHz
|
2,800 MHz
|
+9.7% |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core) | -- |
3,900 MHz
|
|
| Clock Multiplier | -- |
28x
|
|
| L1 Cache |
768 KB
|
1,024 KB
|
-25% |
| L2 Cache |
6 MiB
|
16 MiB
|
-62.5% |
| L3 Cache |
64 MiB
|
22 MiB
|
+65.6% |
| Memory Channels |
2
|
6
|
-66.7% |
| Maximum Memory |
128 GB
|
1,024 GB
|
-87.5% |
| Max Bandwidth |
48 GB/s
|
131 GB/s
|
-63.6% |
| PCIe Lanes |
20
|
48
|
-58.3% |
| Max CPUs |
1
|
4
|
-75% |
| TDP (lower is better) |
65 W
|
150 W
|
56.7% less |
| Process (lower is better) |
7 nm
|
14 nm
|
50% less |
| Specification | Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 | Xeon Gold 6242 |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Family | Ryzen | Xeon |
| Series | 3000 | 6200 |
| Model Number | PRO | 6242 |
| Microarchitecture | Zen 2 | Cascade Lake |
| Core Name | Matisse | Cascade Lake SP |
| Core Family | -- | 6 |
| Core Model | -- | 85 |
| Socket | Socket | Socket P and LGA-3647 |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | FCLGA-3647 |
| Chipset | -- | Lewisburg |
| Memory Type | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2933 |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
| PCIe Revision | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Configuration | 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 | 1x16, x8, x4 |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Server |
| Release Price | -- | $2,529.00 |
| Locked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Designer
Family
Series
Model Number
Microarchitecture
Core Name
Core Family
Core Model
Socket
Package
Chipset
Memory Type
ECC Support
PCIe Revision
PCIe Configuration
Market Segment
Release Price
Locked Multiplier
Manufacturing process and die characteristics
| Specification | Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 | Xeon Gold 6242 |
|---|---|---|
| Process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Technology | CMOS | CMOS |
| Word Size | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| ISA | x86-64 (x86) | x86-64 (x86) |
Process
Manufacturer
Technology
Word Size
ISA
Supported instruction set extensions comparison
| Extension | Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 | Xeon Gold 6242 |
|---|---|---|
| ABM | ||
| ADX | ||
| AES | ||
| AMD-V | ||
| AMD-Vi | ||
| AVX | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX2 | ||
| AVX512BW | ||
| AVX512CD | ||
| AVX512DQ | ||
| AVX512F | ||
| AVX512VL | ||
| AVX512VNNI | ||
| BMI1 | ||
| BMI2 | ||
| Boost 2 | ||
| CLMUL | ||
| DL Boost | ||
| EIST | ||
| EMMX | ||
| EPT | ||
| F16C | ||
| FMA3 | ||
| FPU | ||
| HT | ||
| IPT | ||
| KPT | ||
| MBE Ctrl | ||
| MMX | ||
| MPX | ||
| NM | ||
| NX | ||
| PTT | ||
| Protected | ||
| QAT | ||
| RdRand | ||
| Real | ||
| Run Sure | ||
| 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 |
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