AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3382 vs 2746
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 vs July 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3382 vs 2746

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32670 vs 26658
  • Around 24% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8546 vs 6919
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum frequency 4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
L2 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 32670 vs 26658
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8546 vs 6919

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3382
2746
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
26658
32670
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
6919
8546
Name AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
PassMark - Single thread mark 3382 2746
PassMark - CPU mark 26658 32670
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6919 8546

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Zen 2
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 July 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $299
OPN PIB 100-100000926WOF 100-100000277WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000926
Place in performance rating 545 595
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Die size 81 mm²
L1 cache 512 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 6 MB
L3 cache 32 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz 4.7 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of threads 16 24
Transistor count 4150 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 20
PCI Express revision 4.0 4.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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™)