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Ryzen 9 3900X

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

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Average Bench: 95.4% (9th of 1184)

Based on 13,549 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. 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]

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Poor: 87%Average: 95.4% Great: 100%
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Gaming 95%
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Desktop 95%
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Workstation 117%
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Excellent average bench

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X averaged just 4.5% 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 2,134Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 1,045Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is just 12.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 271Pts
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 535Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,549 samples)
Rank 995.4%
Min Avg Max
123 1-Core 137 145
246 2-Core 271 287
95.9% 204 Pts
Min Avg Max
490 4-Core 535 560
932 8-Core 1,045 1,097
97.5% 790 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,909 64-Core 2,134 2,281
143% 2,134 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Extreme
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
98.7% Outstanding
1-Core 137
2-Core 287
99% 212 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 1,072
100% 813 Pts
64-Core 2,229
150% 2,229 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
97.5% Outstanding
1-Core 136
2-Core 275
97% 206 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 1,058
99% 803 Pts
64-Core 2,098
141% 2,098 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
97.4% Outstanding
1-Core 142
2-Core 282
100% 212 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 1,084
100% 814 Pts
64-Core 2,183
146% 2,183 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 20,953,511 CPUs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $499 @ launch in Jul '19
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER - $337

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $500Bench 95%, 13,549 samples956x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,100Bench 158%, 74,383 samples309x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $722Bench 126%, 386,341 samples245x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $650Bench 123%, 103,761 samples177x
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Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBGigabyte  $205Bench 378%, 728 samples148x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $103Bench 293%, 47,961 samples147x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $204Bench 332%, 23,134 samples121x
RAM
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $130Bench 98%, 23,790 samples50x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 100%, 2,781 samples50x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $175Bench 85%, 7,151 samples43x
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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,267

Official site www.amd.com/...

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

Added 3 months ago.
USA-User
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5,642

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

10 hrs ago.

Render times on this are absolutely out of this world compares to my old set up! I was torn between this and the 9900K. I am so glad I picked this over the intel counterpart.

DEU-User
Avatar level
3,667

Excellent

4 days ago.

Intel is bad

GBR-User
Avatar level
3,656

Excellent

3 days ago.

I own one, and love it. Speed vs threadcount=ultimate multifunction machine.

HKG-User
Avatar level
3,604

Excellent

18 days ago.

multi thread monster

RUS-User
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3,456

Excellent

9 days ago.

Superior power in this piece of silicon. But I9-9900k(f) is better for now due to deficit of this cpu, and all we can do with that is wait until this deficit ends

TUR-User
Avatar level
3,426

Excellent

9 days ago.

bcxgf

CAN-User
Avatar level
3,054

Excellent

1 day ago.

bruh it's the best cpu

FRA-User
Avatar level
3,003

Excellent

3 days ago.

best

BRA-User
Avatar level
2,971

Excellent

1 day ago.

AMD IS BETTER HEHE

ROU-User
Avatar level
2,665

Excellent

2 days ago.

on amd GPU and MB is best option and signifiant more accesible as intel product

ESP-User
Avatar level
2,571

Terrible

5 days ago.

En multitarea y renderizado es espectacular y en gaming sobrado. el precio ha caido mucho merece la pena mas nucleos mas hilos

THA-User
Avatar level
1,948

Good

4 days ago.

no ryzen suck

TWN-User
Avatar level
1,936

Excellent

14 days ago.

sucks

SGP-User
Avatar level
1,292

Excellent

23 days 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

CPUPro
Avatar level
1,267

Good

3 months ago.

GEO-User
Avatar level
1,052

Good

22 days ago.

yeeeeeee

UZB-User
Avatar level
522

Excellent

20 days ago.

Good

GamingEliot
Avatar level
494

Excellent

3 months ago.

Outstanding performance, beats 16 core threadrippers

Juhg
Avatar level
344

Good

3 months ago.

Here you have AMD just about on par with the 9920X for 700EUR (!) less. Another great value chip.

quantumniko
Avatar level
296

Excellent

3 months ago.

first meanstrean 12/24 YEA!!!

Vega20_Navi16
Avatar level
66

Excellent

3 months ago.

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

Corsair
Avatar level
58

Excellent

15 days ago.

This site may be run by blatant Intel shills (as shown by their hypocrisy against trustworthy and reliable tech sources like Hardware Unboxed and Gamer's Nexus) but the 3900X is still the champion of 2019. 9900K is a joke with it's top-end cooler and Motherboard requirements not to throttle or have any chance of Overclocking, gets crushed by the 3900X in 8+ thread workloads and far better frame time consistency in Games. But of course that tiny single core apparently makes it lose to the 9900K. This isn't 2009, games are using 6-8+ Threads now. Get with the times.

ColdSpy
Avatar level
52

Average

7 days 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.

dwhichard
Avatar level
34

Excellent

2 months ago.

super fast

flexotehuno
Avatar level
16

Excellent

3 months ago.

AMD MASTER RACE!

haha666413
Avatar level
16

Excellent

3 months ago.

fast and cheap with low power whats not to love

Rares95
Avatar level
16

Excellent

2 months ago.

Best CPU of the decade

kalef21
Avatar level
12

Excellent

3 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

makalami
Avatar level
10

Excellent

3 months ago.

Gotta have one! Amazing

paulvanjaf
Avatar level
10

Excellent

2 months ago.

simply the best 12 core CPU of the 2019.

wsothr
Avatar level
8

Excellent

3 months ago.

A phenomenal CPU at a very competitive price

tman11
Avatar level
4

Excellent

3 months ago.

Incredibly fast and stable with less of an energy footprint.

dallyp
Avatar level
2

Excellent

3 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

2 months ago.

Most amazing processor I have brought

Supr3ssor
Avatar level
2

Excellent

1 month ago.

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

JoeyOutlawTTV
Avatar level
2

Terrible

12 days ago.

Overpriced for the little gaming performance you get

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