AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 16% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3881 vs 2649

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 30 Sep 2019
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3881 vs 2649

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31366 vs 25353

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31366 vs 25353

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3881

2649

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25353

31366

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	3881	2649
PassMark - CPU mark	25353	31366
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7883

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	30 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$229
Place in performance rating	206	671
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Family		Ryzen 9
OPN Tray		100-000000072
Processor Number		PRO 3900
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	4.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Transistor count	25,000 million
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Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
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™)