AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Athlon X4 750

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Athlon X4 750 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

AMD Athlon X4 750

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9002 vs 4978

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002 vs 4978

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2140 vs 1283

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2140 vs 1283

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 750

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1283

2140

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9002

4978

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	AMD Athlon X4 750
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283	2140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002	4978
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6209
PassMark - Single thread mark		1497
PassMark - CPU mark		2625

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	AMD Athlon X4 750
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 7	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	7 July 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$399
OPN PIB	100-100000025BOX	AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray	100-000000025	AD750XOKA44HL
Place in performance rating	1207	1215
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		AMD Athlon X4
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		71.30°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)