AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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, 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

  • Around 91900% higher clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 5 GHz
  • 2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2707 vs 2661
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32665 vs 22582
  • Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1276 vs 1253
  • Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 12037 vs 8651
  • Around 42% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8594 vs 6052
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4600 MHz vs 5 GHz
L3 cache 64 MB vs 32MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2707 vs 2661
PassMark - CPU mark 32665 vs 22582
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1276 vs 1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12037 vs 8651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8594 vs 6052

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 9.915 vs 5.887
  • 4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 90.664 vs 22.686
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2019 vs 7 July 2019
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.915 vs 5.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 90.664 vs 22.686

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2707
2661
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
32665
22582
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1276
1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
12037
8651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
8594
6052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5.887
9.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
22.686
90.664
Name AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2707 2661
PassMark - CPU mark 32665 22582
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1276 1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12037 8651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8594 6052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 72.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.887 9.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.686 90.664

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Zen 2
Family Ryzen
Launch date 7 July 2019 December 2019
OPN PIB 100-100000023BOX
OPN Tray 100-000000023
Place in performance rating 1006 902
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3800 MHz 4.2 GHz
L2 cache 6 MB 512K (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB 32MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum frequency 4600 MHz 5 GHz
Number of cores 12 12
Number of threads 24 24
Unlocked
64 bit support
L1 cache 96K (per core)
Transistor count 19,200 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 105 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 4.0
PCIe configurations x16

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)