AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X features 12 processor cores and has the capability to manage 24 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2019 and belongs to the 3 generation of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, you'll need a motherboard with a AM4 (PGA 1331) socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Family: AMD Ryzen 9
Group: AMD Ryzen 3000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is 3.8 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.6 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 12
Threads: 24
Cores: 12x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.6 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 105 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 105 W
TDP (PL2): 142 W
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 64.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: AM4 (PGA 1331)
L2-Cache: 6.0 MB
L3-Cache: 64.0 MB
Architecture: Matisse (Zen 2)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2019
Release price: 485 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
32790
32790
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
28C 56T @ 2.7 GHz
32764
32764
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
32755
32755
AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
32694
32694
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 2.7 GHz
32627
32627

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
18511
18511
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
18197
18197
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
18165
18165
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
14C 28T @ 2.0 GHz
17896
17896
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.2 GHz
17762
17762

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

Intel Core i9-10920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
14963
14963
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8C 16T @ 4.5 GHz
14529
14529
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
13271
13271
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
12C 24T @ 4.7 GHz
12520
12520
Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
12214
12214

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
12458
12458
Intel Xeon W-2175
14C 28T @ 2.5 GHz
12458
12458
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
12454
12454
Intel Xeon Silver 4216
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
12286
12286
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.5 GHz
12224
12224

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
10726
10726
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
10689
10689
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
10689
10689
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
10689
10689
Intel Core i9-11900KB
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
10645
10645

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
8719
8719
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8C 16T @ 4.5 GHz
8381
8381
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
8183
8183
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
8118
8118
Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
8088
8088

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-12700HL
14C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
7170
7170
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
7003
7003
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
6954
6954
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
6892
6892
AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.3 GHz
6768
6768

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-2275
14C 28T @ 3.3 GHz
3179
3179
Intel Core i5-13500
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
3174
3174
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
3168
3168
Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
3161
3161
Intel Xeon Gold 6152
22C 44T @ 2.1 GHz
3157
3157

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-1115G4
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1721
1721
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
1719
1719
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
1714
1714
Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 1.9 GHz
1710
1710
Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
1710
1710

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
1309
1309
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
1308
1308
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
1302
1302
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
1301
1301
AMD EPYC 7773X
64C 128T @ 2.2 GHz
1298
1298

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-10855M
6C 12T @ 2.8 GHz
1302
1302
Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
1301
1301
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
1300
1300
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1299
1299
Intel Xeon Gold 6354
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
1298
1298

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
536
536
Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
536
536
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
536
536
Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
536
536
Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
536
536

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-10875H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
506
506
Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
503
503
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
502
502
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
501
501
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
501
501

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
284
284
Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
284
284
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
281
281
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
272
272
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
271
271

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E-2286G
6C 6T @ 4.0 GHz
214
214
Intel Xeon E-2274G
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
214
214
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
214
214
Intel Xeon E-2276G
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
214
214
Intel Core i7-9700KF
8C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
214
214

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
120.9
120.9
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
116.3
116.3
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
115.9
115.9
Intel Core i9-10920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
115.3
115.3
Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
111.4
111.4

Monero Hashrate kH/s

AMD Ryzen 9 5900
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
14
14
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
14
14
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 3.8 GHz
14
14
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
14
14
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
14
14