AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and AMD Phenom II X2 570 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 570 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 4 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
Around 122757% higher clock speed: 4300 MHz vs 3.5 GHz
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 May 2010
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4300 MHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3900	AMD Phenom II X2 570 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		1412
PassMark - CPU mark		1395
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2107
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3900	AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Callisto
Launch date	24 Sep 2019	May 2010
OPN Tray	100-000000070
Place in performance rating	1442	1426
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3100 MHz
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4300 MHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	24
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™)