AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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 7 PRO 3700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% 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 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31366 vs 22830

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31366 vs 22830

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2681 vs 2649

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2681 vs 2649

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2649

2681

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

31366

22830

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2649	2681
PassMark - CPU mark	31366	22830
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7883

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 9	Ryzen 7
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	30 Sep 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000072	100-000000073
Place in performance rating	671	699
Processor Number	PRO 3900	PRO 3700
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		3000
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	4 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	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
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™)