AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 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 PRO 3900

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2692 vs 2573
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31609 vs 17647

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2692 vs 2573
PassMark - CPU mark	31609 vs 17647

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2692

2573

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31609

17647

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2692	2573
PassMark - CPU mark	31609	17647
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8013

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 9	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	30 Sep 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000072	100-000000029
Place in performance rating	678	687
Processor Number	PRO 3900	PRO 3600
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	24	12
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	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™)