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12 Cores, 24 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

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

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 214,264 user samples
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16,922 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 166th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 102%
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197,342 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 80% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 80% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 173rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 101%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		88.7 % +1% 87.9 %
External Data: 1080p 
+1%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S... 		1 % BFV 1%, SotTR 1%, MetroEx 2%, Divis2 1%
05 Nov20|Techpowerup
AMD Ryzen 5 5800X Review 		0 % BFV 1%, SotTR 0%, Rage2 0%, Sekiro 1%, Wolf2 0% FarC5 1%, Witcher3 0%, Civ6 0%, ACO 0%, MetroEx 0%
Average Score 
+1%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.3 Pts +2% 75 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		141 Pts +1% 139 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		277 Pts +1% 275 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		541 Pts +0% 539 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1,032 Pts +0% 1,030 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+1%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		87.5 Pts 87.9 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		151 Pts +2% 148 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		297 Pts +1% 295 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		582 Pts +1% 577 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,131 Pts +0% 1,128 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+293%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.25 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,150%
Value
Value For Money 		87.3 % +3% 85 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		55 % 73 % Much more popular.
+33%
Price
Price (score) 		$295 Slightly cheaper.
+6% 		$314
Nice To Haves 
+7%
Age
Newest 		52+ Months More recent.
+19% 		64 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2,220 Pts 2,224 Pts +0%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2,056 Pts +1% 2,036 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 88.7%
Average Bench 87.9%

The XT series of Ryzen CPUs barely outperform their cheaper X and non-X counterparts: 3600, 3600X, 3800X, 3900X. Outside of encoding workloads such as UserBenchmark 64-core, Cinebench, Blender-CPU and Handbrake-CPU the Ryzen architecture remains limited by relatively high latency and the associated gaming bottleneck (frame drops). Dedicated hardware such as NVENC or QuickSync remains far more efficient than CPU cores for encoding. CPU based encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn. The best value CPU amongst the Ryzen range is the 3300X which is the first design to focus on delivering lower latency, and therefore better performance where users need it, rather than “Moar Coars”. Aside from the army of anonymous influencers on social media (reddit, forums, youtube etc.), users will be hard pressed to find rational arguments that favor the XT variants over their cheaper predecessors. [Jul '20 CPUPro]

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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]

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