AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Epyc 73F3. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2020
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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AMD Epyc 73F3
AMD Epyc 73F3

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT or AMD Epyc 73F3? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT has a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q2/2020.

AMD Epyc 73F3 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 240 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    87 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% better overclocked clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    105 W left arrow 240 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    166 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    62 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    112 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    51 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    66 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    52 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    267 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    127 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    21 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    99 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    93 place
AMD Epyc 73F3 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 73F3
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    38 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    16 left arrow 12

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 73F3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    41 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    162 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    41 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
AMD Epyc 73F3 AMD Epyc 73F3
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Epyc
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow AMD Epyc 7003
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.

  • Frequency
    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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 (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    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 Epyc 73F3 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT. 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
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT and AMD Epyc 73F3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W left arrow 240 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    142 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB left arrow 256.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Milan (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow SP3
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT and AMD Epyc 73F3.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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