AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Athlon II X2 280
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and AMD Athlon II X2 280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900
- CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
- Around 119344% higher clock speed: 4300 MHz vs 3.6 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
- 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date | 24 Sep 2019 vs February 2013 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 12 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 4300 MHz vs 3.6 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 45 nm |
L1 cache | 768 KB vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 6 MB vs 1024 KB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 280
Name | AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | AMD Athlon II X2 280 |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 30.97 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 70.972 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.748 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 4.924 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 19.043 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1462 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1355 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1941 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3272 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | AMD Athlon II X2 280 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Regor |
Launch date | 24 Sep 2019 | February 2013 |
OPN Tray | 100-000000070 | |
Place in performance rating | 1442 | 1475 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $100 | |
Price now | $99.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 6.28 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3100 MHz | |
L1 cache | 768 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 1024 KB |
L3 cache | 64 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 4300 MHz | 3.6 GHz |
Number of cores | 12 | 2 |
Number of threads | 24 | |
Unlocked | ||
Die size | 117 mm | |
Transistor count | 410 million | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR2, DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |