AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 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 5800X
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
- Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3446 vs 2748
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 5 Nov 2020 vs July 2020 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3446 vs 2748 |
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 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 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32738 vs 27910
- Around 12% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8585 vs 7634
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 12 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 24 vs 16 |
L2 cache | 6 MB vs 4 MB |
L3 cache | 64 MB vs 32 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 32738 vs 27910 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 8585 vs 7634 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3446 | 2748 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 27910 | 32738 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 7634 | 8585 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Zen 2 |
Launch date | 5 Nov 2020 | July 2020 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | |
OPN PIB | 100-100000063WOF | 100-100000277WOF |
OPN Tray | 100-000000063 | |
Place in performance rating | 518 | 623 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
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 | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 12 |
Number of threads | 16 | 24 |
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Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt | 105 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | 20 |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 4.0 |
PCIe configurations | 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |