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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 3900X or AMD Ryzen 9 5900X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 12 / 24 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q3/2019.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    381 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    180 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    64 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    140 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    80 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    56 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    309 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    142 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    25 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    173 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1304 place
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    20 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 4 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    76 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    49 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    60 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    39 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    103 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    24 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    14 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    64 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    69 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 9 5900X left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    -- left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    -- left arrow
  • Shader
    -- left arrow
  • Max. displays
    -- left arrow
  • Generation
    -- left arrow
  • Technology
    -- left arrow
  • Release date
    -- left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    142 W left arrow 142 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1302
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
1622
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
18165
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
21878
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
502
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
637
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
6954
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
8468
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
214
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
270
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
3168
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
3684
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1300
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
1646
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
12454
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
14650
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed
14
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
14.5
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
31947
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
39564
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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