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Ryzen 9 3900X

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

Average Bench: 88.3% (43rd of 1276)

Based on 165,181 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: 81%Average: 88.3% Great: 95%
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 103%
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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X averaged just 11.7% 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 Mixed Speed 2,121Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 1,026Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is just 14.7%. 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 78.2Pts
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 526Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 165,181 samples)
Rank 4388.3%
Min Avg Max
67.4 Memory 78.2 87.8
124 1-Core 136 146
242 2-Core 270 289
89.8% 162 Pts
Min Avg Max
459 4-Core 526 564
836 8-Core 1,026 1,102
95.8% 776 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,896 64-Core 2,121 2,294
142% 2,121 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
96% 170 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 1063
100% 806 Pts
64-Core 2152
144% 2152 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 81.5
1-Core 141
2-Core 278
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 1,030
97% 786 Pts
64-Core 2,182
146% 2,182 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
91% Outstanding
Memory 81.1
1-Core 137
2-Core 277
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 1,041
98% 790 Pts
64-Core 1,810
122% 1,810 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 79.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 244
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 905
86% 695 Pts
64-Core 2,031
136% 2,031 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 36,005,961 CPUs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $499 @ launch in Jul '19
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Gaming 111%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 128%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $189

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $470Bench 88%, 165,181 samples5,771x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 123%, 330,358 samples6,397x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 106%, 229,056 samples5,068x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 142%, 132,865 samples2,464x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 289%, 207,031 samples1,943x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $149Bench 321%, 142,245 samples1,761x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $60Bench 274%, 261,855 samples1,715x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $64Bench 86%, 331,692 samples1,682x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $130Bench 87%, 64,016 samples1,527x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $78Bench 84%, 157,695 samples1,489x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,313

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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 16 months ago.
USA-User
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7,156

Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

14 hrs ago.

hi i am shivansh dajhal my dad is bill gates i am very rich boy will buy you all hahahahahah

GBR-User
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4,542

Excellent

6 days ago.

How is this fair Its cheaper, but overall it performs better than the i7 7700 It ust shows how underrated the ryzen cpu are.

IDN-User
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3,597

Poor

12 days ago.

A must have for multi taskers & virtualisation

BRA-User
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3,593

Good

8 days ago.

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

IND-User
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3,412

Excellent

4 days ago.

This is the best CPU for its price. It has 2 more cores than the 10900k for much less than that!

AUS-User
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3,020

Good

1 day ago.

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

SWE-User
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2,130

Excellent

21 hrs 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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1,902

Good

16 months ago.

SGP-User
Avatar level
1,524

Excellent

1 month 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

SAU-User
Avatar level
1,318

Good

8 days ago.

most affordable core

GamingEliot
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510

Excellent

16 months ago.

Outstanding performance, beats 16 core threadrippers

ColdSpy
Avatar level
332

Average

13 months 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.

ExecutableFiles
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126

Excellent

9 months ago.

For what it is made for it does its job very well. 12 cores with strong clockspeeds makes it great for server and multitasking jobs.

Vega20_Navi16
Avatar level
68

Excellent

16 months ago.

Own one for 400 € instead of 600 € LOVE IT !!!

dwhichard
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34

Excellent

15 months ago.

super fast

kalef21
Avatar level
20

Excellent

16 months ago.

What can I say? I want this CPU so bad. I plan on buying it once I graduate from college. I don't game as much as I used to, and mainly need a powerful CPU for Premier Pro, Lightroom, and Photoshop. I know intel is better at photoshop and Lightroom but with a bit of overclocking this is fine, and the premier pro performance is just so far ahead of 9900K

haha666413
Avatar level
16

Excellent

16 months ago.

fast and cheap with low power whats not to love

Rares95
Avatar level
16

Excellent

16 months ago.

Best CPU of the decade

Strauby
Avatar level
16

Excellent

11 months ago.

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

paulvanjaf
Avatar level
12

Excellent

15 months ago.

simply the best 12 core CPU of the 2019.

TheGodEye
Avatar level
12

Excellent

10 months ago.

woah

makalami
Avatar level
10

Excellent

16 months ago.

Gotta have one! Amazing

wsothr
Avatar level
8

Excellent

16 months ago.

A phenomenal CPU at a very competitive price

noobstuffz
Avatar level
8

Excellent

13 months ago.

amd support LOL

tman11
Avatar level
4

Excellent

16 months ago.

Incredibly fast and stable with less of an energy footprint.

lvt2dmpi
Avatar level
4

Excellent

5 months 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 months 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.

dallyp
Avatar level
2

Excellent

16 months 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.

Temporalwar
Avatar level
2

Good

16 months ago.

Most amazing processor I have brought

Supr3ssor
Avatar level
2

Excellent

14 months ago.

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

JoeyOutlawTTV
Avatar level
2

Terrible

14 months ago.

Overpriced for the little gaming performance you get

lenz
Avatar level
2

Excellent

5 months ago.

Nice performance and good for ccx oc.

PCToff
Avatar level
2

Good

4 months ago.

VFM vs 3950x

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