AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE 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.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900

AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 9 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
22 more threads: 24 vs 2
Around 126371% higher clock speed: 4300 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
3x 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
10.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Launch date	24 Sep 2019 vs December 2010
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4300 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3900	AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE
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		1376
PassMark - CPU mark		1442
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2117
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3616

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3900	AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Callisto
Launch date	24 Sep 2019	December 2010
OPN Tray	100-000000070	HDZ565WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1442	1440
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN PIB		HDZ565WFGMBOX
Series		AMD Phenom II X2
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3100 MHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	70°C
Maximum frequency	4300 MHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	24	2
Unlocked
Die size		258 mm
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)