AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X with 12 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 64MB)

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +4%

1313

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +305%

75671

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

18656

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +61%

1842

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

11211

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +4%

11715

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +209%

3302

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

1068

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1265

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +4%

1319

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +128%

27453

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

11991

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +4%

2683

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +146%

80316

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

32531

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

General Parameters

Jan 2020

Release Date

Jul 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen 2

sTRX4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

sTRX4

Socket

AM4

280 W

Power Consumption

105 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

12

128

Performance Core Threads

24

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

64

Total Core Count

12

128

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

38x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

64

PCIe Lanes

16

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