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Ryzen 9 3900X

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12 Cores, 24 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 87.9% (164th of 1459)

Based on 197,342 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00870F10 Model: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor

Early Q3 of 2019 welcomes the Ryzen 9 3900X, AMD’s current top of the range, third generation Ryzen flagship which raises the bar for 64-core processing on desktop CPUs. This is AMD’s first Ryzen 9 processor and it is a 12-core, 24-thread CPU based on their latest 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture. The 3900X has a boost/base clock of 3.8/4.6 GHz, 64 MB of L3 cache (double the L3 on the rest of 3000 series), support for 3200 MHz DDR4 system memory and a TDP of 105W. All this, plus a Wraith Prism cooler, at a very reasonable launch price of $499 USD. By comparison, Intel’s 8-core, 16 thread i9-9900K is available for $479 USD (and requires a cooler: $30+ USD). Benchmarks illustrate that the overclocked 3900X leads by a whopping 41% for 64-core processing but that the 9900K maintains a 10% lead for gaming, desktop and other sub octa-core tasks. The 3900 memory controller is significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations and shows a better write throughput than the lower spec 3000 models, but it still shows relatively high latency which adversely impacts gaming. In terms of 64-core performance at this price point, there is no threat from Intel. The only real competitor is the upcoming (Q4, 2019) 16-core, 32-thread 3950X ($749 USD). The Ryzen 9 3900X is compatible with the new PCIe 4.0 enabled X570 motherboard via an AM4 socket, as well as 400 and 300 series motherboards. [Jul '19 CPUPro]

Poor: 80%Average: 87.9% Great: 97%
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 101%
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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X averaged just 12.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Speed 2,036Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 539Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is just 16.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 75Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 1,030Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 197,342 samples)
Rank 16487.9%
Min Avg Max
65.7 Memory 75 87.9
125 1-Core 139 148
240 2-Core 275 295
87.8% 163 Pts
Min Avg Max
461 4-Core 539 577
834 8-Core 1,030 1,128
93.2% 785 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,139 64-Core 2,036 2,224
126% 2,036 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 71.2
1-Core 143
2-Core 287
88% 167 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 1107
99% 836 Pts
64-Core 2,180
135% 2,180 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 68.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 277
88% 164 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 1126
100% 850 Pts
64-Core 2,206
136% 2,206 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 69.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 282
87% 164 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 1,114
99% 839 Pts
64-Core 2,098
130% 2,098 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
74.5% Very good
Memory 63.2
1-Core 136
2-Core 258
81% 152 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 954
83% 706 Pts
64-Core 1,834
114% 1,834 Pts
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Gaming 131%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 150%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $109

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $375Bench 88%, 197,342 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,282x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,104x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,496x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,870x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 385%, 327,441 samples1,122x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples879x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples782x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples743x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $96Bench 89%, 144,399 samples658x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,078

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 Comments

CPUPro
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Official site www.amd.com/...

3rd generation AMD Ryzen processor, built to perform, designed to win...

Added 5 years ago.
USA-User
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9,918

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

16 days ago.

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AMD are great at selling junk. They pee in the well with fake comments, glorified cheerleaders on youtube and paid magazine reviews. My POS PC still crashes randomly. Everybody needs to call the rats out instead of letting them get away with it.—Apr '21

GBR-User
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5,828

Excellent

4 months ago.

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I was duped by Advanced marketing when I bought this, never again.—Jun '22

TUR-User
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5,548

Poor

13 months ago.

yes ı buy it very very good boi

BRA-User
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4,695

Poor

6 months ago.

nao e um bom custo beneficio mais e mt bom deve ter um desempenho mt bom

IDN-User
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4,673

Excellent

8 months ago.

A must have for multi taskers & virtualisation

AUS-User
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3,998

Excellent

3 months ago.

much cpu, so processor! WINDOS! such pc much cors!

SWE-User
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2,802

Liked

9 months ago.

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bought this as it was recommended to me. getting 20 fps less than my friend with a I9 at the same cost....—Mar '20

CPUPro
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2,080

Good

5 years ago.

SGP-User
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2,014

Excellent

22 months ago.

underclockedit and undrvolted it severely. now it runs my customloop and i am able to do edits and all at 4ghz all cores with all fans turned off. love this

ColdSpy
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330

Average

4 years ago.

Offering 12 multithreaded cores while using the consumer AM4 socket isn't an easy feat. This consumer multithreaded monster is faster than the preceding AMD TR 2920X in term of both single and multithreaded performance. However, you'll get lower amount of total PCI-E lanes than the preceding AMD TR 2920X but is balanced with use of the newer PCI-E 4.0 interface which is as twice as fast as the older PCI-E 3.0. For pure gamers, suggested to opt for Intel Core i9-9900K instead which offered better gaming performance and better overclocking headroom for your very high FPS gaming.

haha666413
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16

Excellent

5 years ago.

fast and cheap with low power whats not to love

Rares95
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16

Excellent

5 years ago.

Best CPU of the decade

Strauby
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16

Excellent

4 years ago.

My 1st AMD home system in 30+ years. Best CPU for Game/Work. Well done AMD, Intel may cry!

TheGodEye
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14

Excellent

4 years ago.

woah

wsothr
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8

Excellent

5 years ago.

A phenomenal CPU at a very competitive price

noobstuffz
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8

Excellent

4 years ago.

amd support LOL

leopeo
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6

Excellent

3 years ago.

beast

lvt2dmpi
Avatar level
4

Excellent

4 years ago.

It has very good balance between professional work and playing games. I would buy it if were younger. I sold my PC in order to buy laptop for office and BI work. it is not so powerfull in numbers, but it is fine. It is so cool that you don't need to run to the shop after new hardware part upgrade :). If you can play few favourite games on laptop, then your time has come to go for laptop.

krayzie6723
Avatar level
4

Excellent

3 years ago.

I am an experienced computer technician and avid gamer. I play War Thunder with my RTX 2080 ti and I have all the graphics settings maxed. It performs incredibly well and is just as good as Intel in my opinion at gaming. From what I hear new games are going to be more multi-thread oriented than they are now so soon AMD will have the lead in gaming performance. I highly recommend this processor for any task you need powerful processing power at a reasonable price. You can't go wrong with Intel or AMD. At the moment both companies are producing very good CPU's and it's nice to know that either way you go your going to be impressed.

HangmanOfficial
Avatar level
4

Excellent

3 years ago.

Team Blue missed the mark, Ryzen 9 is the king this gen.

dallyp
Avatar level
2

Excellent

5 years ago.

What a great time to be building a PC. AMD is showing Intel that complacency doesn't keep business, and users are repeating the benefits of this newly rekindled competition. If the 3900X is an indication of the next few years, Intel will soon be the one playing catch-up.

Supr3ssor
Avatar level
2

Excellent

4 years ago.

This thing slays. With the new ABBA update on Sept10th, it's even faster and gaming has improved.

JoeyOutlawTTV
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2

Terrible

4 years ago.

Overpriced for the little gaming performance you get

PCToff
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2

Good

4 years ago.

VFM vs 3950x

acguarnica
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2

Excellent

3 years ago.

this is a nice chip. It goes well with what i need to do. No complaints so far.

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