AMD Ryzen 3 5300G vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3040 vs 2681

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 Apr 2021 vs 30 Sep 2019
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3040 vs 2681

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31616 vs 12939

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31616 vs 12939

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3040

2681

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12939

31616

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 5300G	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	3040	2681
PassMark - CPU mark	12939	31616
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7891

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 5300G	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	13 Apr 2021	30 Sep 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000253	100-000000072
Place in performance rating	657	656
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 9
Processor Number		PRO 3900
Performance
Base frequency	4.0 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	8	24
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	47.68 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1700 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)