AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X with 8 cores 3.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.7GHz)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

1340

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +24%

1670

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

13812

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +59%

22046

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

1743

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +28%

2235

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

8625

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +45%

12589

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

78

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +20%

94

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

731

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +62%

1189

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

1333

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +22%

1639

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

9479

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +47%

14023

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

2695

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +28%

3470

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

23418

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +67%

39196

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

General Parameters

Jul 2019

Release Date

Oct 2020

Amd

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

AM4

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

105 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

39x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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