AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Released
Q2/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D or AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2020.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    175 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    138 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    377 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    89 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    76 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    95 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    165 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    207 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    140 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    87 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    12 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 4 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz

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

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
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 5000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
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
  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
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
  • 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 3900XT and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. 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 7 5800X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 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)
    -- left arrow 142 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 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
    4.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    96.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q2/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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