AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Athlon 240GE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and AMD Athlon 240GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
• 20 more threads: 24 vs 4
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
• 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2707 vs 1968
• 7.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32659 vs 4534

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 240GE

• 3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 240GE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2707 1968
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	32659 4534

Compare specifications (specs)