AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2748 vs 2692
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32738 vs 31609
Around 7% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8585 vs 8013

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2020 vs 30 Sep 2019
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2748 vs 2692
PassMark - CPU mark	32738 vs 31609
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8585 vs 8013

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2748

2692

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32738

31609

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

8585

8013

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	2748	2692
PassMark - CPU mark	32738	31609
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8585	8013

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	July 2020	30 Sep 2019
OPN PIB	100-100000277WOF
Place in performance rating	623	678
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 9
OPN Tray		100-000000072
Processor Number		PRO 3900
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of threads	24	24
Unlocked
L1 cache		768 KB
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
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™)