AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD PRO A10-8850B

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and AMD PRO A10-8850B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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).

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

AMD PRO A10-8850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
28 more threads: 32 vs 4
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 1611
10.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38803 vs 3752

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705 vs 1611
PassMark - CPU mark	38803 vs 3752

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8850B

Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-8850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2705

1611

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38803

3752

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	AMD PRO A10-8850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705	1611
PassMark - CPU mark	38803	3752
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	14150
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		221.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		94.575

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	AMD PRO A10-8850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	25 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$749
OPN PIB	100-100000051WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000051	AD885BXBI44JC
Place in performance rating	595	813
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	4
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Maximum core temperature		72.40°C
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	4.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0