AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Desktop CPU Review: 12 cores meet Socket AM4

The attack of the 12-core!

The Ryzen 3000 series has already impressed us, and now it is the turn of the 3900X to show us what it is capable of. We pit the Ryzen 9 against the Intel Core i9-9900K to see which can claim the gaming desktop CPU crown. Read on to find out which has the edge and which delivers the better overall package.

Sebastian Bade (translated by Alex Alderson), Published 08/12/2019 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 ...

RAM latencies vs. Infinity Fabric (Source: AMD)

AMD is on the right track to make life difficult for Intel with the continuous improvement of its Ryzen Zen series. The company is now on its third Zen generation in as many years, which should be good news for the consumer, as it challenges Intel to remain competitive too.

The Ryzen 3000 series is the first to bring 7 nm chips to the desktop market, although AMD had already introduced 7 nm manufacturing to its Radeon VII and Navi GPUs. However, the Ryzen 3000 series is not entirely 7 nm, with AMD using a 12 nm process for their I/O dies. These also include the memory controller, which AMD has separated from the CPU die underneath the heat spreader. The latter is housed under so-called CCD clusters, which TSMC manufactures.

The Ryzen 9 3900X consists of two CCD clusters, each with two CCX modules. Each CCX core integrates three CPU cores, yielding 12 cores overall. The Ryzen 9 3900X supports simultaneous multithreading (SMT) too, allowing it to execute up to 24 threads simultaneously. The CPU has 70 MB of combined L2 and L3 cache, now referred to as game cache, which is a massive improvement over the Ryzen 2000 series. AMD took a similar step with Zen+ over Zen too.

It is worth keeping in mind that there is still more to come from Zen 2, with AMD releasing the Ryzen 9 3950X in September. This will have 16 cores, which should offer even better multicore performance than the Ryzen 9 3900X.

AMD recommends using DDR4-3733 CL17 RAM with Zen 2 processors. DDR4-3600 CL16 offers better value for money, but DDR4-3733 CL17 allows Infinity Fabric (IF) to run synchronously with the RAM, resulting in the lowest possible latency speeds. However, as the graph to the right illustrates, using higher-clocked RAM forces IF to run in 2:1 mode, rather than 1:1 as it does with 3733 C17, which increases latency speeds.

Thankfully, the Zen 2 architecture does not require buying a new motherboard. AMD and its partners are publishing BIOS updates for all X470 and B450 chipsets, making them compatible with the Ryzen 3000 series. Even X370 and B350 boards are partially supported too, although we would recommend checking whether your motherboard will work with Zen 2 before buying a new CPU.

Unfortunately, full PCIe 4.0 is currently limited to the new X570 chipset. While some OEMs offer PCIe 4.0 support for older motherboards, AMD has prevented this with the current set of AGESA codes.

AMD Ryzen processors at a glance

Model	Cores/Threads	Base clock	Turbo clock	L3 cache	TDP	Launch price
Ryzen 9 3900X	12/24	3.8 GHz	4.6 GHz	64 MB	105 W	€529 (~US$590)
Ryzen 7 3800X	8/16	3.9 GHz	4.5 GHz	32 MB	105 W	€429 (~US$480)
Ryzen 7 3700X	8/16	3.6 GHz	4.4 GHz	32 MB	65 W	€349 (~US$390)
Ryzen 5 3600X	6/12	3.8 GHz	4.4 GHz	32 MB	95 W	€265 (~US$297)
Ryzen 5 3600	6/12	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz	32 MB	65 W	€209 (~US$234)

Ryzen 7 2700X	8/16	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz	16 MB	105 W	€319 (~US$357)
Ryzen 7 2700	8/16	3.2 GHz	4.1 GHz	16 MB	65 W	€289 (~US$323)
Ryzen 5 2600X	6/12	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz	16 MB	95 W	€225 (~US$252)
Ryzen 5 2600	6/12	3.4 GHz	3.9 GHz	16 MB	65 W	€195 (~US$218)

Ryzen 7 1800X	8/16	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz	16 MB	95 W	€559 (~US$626)
Ryzen 7 1700X	8/16	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz	16 MB	95 W	€439 (~US$491)
Ryzen 5 1600X	6/12	3.6 GHz	4.0 GHz	16 MB	95 W	€280 (~US$313)

We used the following hardware for our test system:

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
MSI MEG X570 Godlike (BIOS 1.20, Default Settings, XMP 1 for DDR4-3600 CL16)
Antec 1,200 W power supply
G-Skill Trident Z Royal Gold DDR4 3600 2 x 8 GB kit. Set to DDR4 3600 CL16-16-16-36
Corsair MP600 2 TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD
Intel Optane 905 480 GB SSD
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Raijintek PEAN Benchtable

AMD kindly supplied us with the CPUs, motherboard, RAM and SSDs for this system. Additionally, Caseking generously created an NBC-customised Raijintek case that we have featured in previous CPU reviews.

G-Skill Trident Z Royal Gold DDR4 3600 2 x 8 GB kit

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (Wraith Prism Radiator)

Processor Benchmarks

The Ryzen 9 3900X completed our CPU benchmarks with flying colours, often outperforming the Core i9-9900K by a clear margin. However, our review unit could not do so in every discipline, with AMD still falling short of Intel in single-core tasks. Zen 2 has improved massively over Zen+, but the Ryzen 9 3900X scored around 2% less than the Core i9-9900K in Cinebench R15 Single 64Bit, for example. By contrast, the Ryzen 9 3900X outscored the Ryzen 7 2700X and Threadripper 2920X by 19% and 17%, respectively. Above all, these differences underline the improved performance that additional cores and the switch to 7 nm brings.

Recent AMD processors have had better multicore performance than their Intel counterparts, so it is unsurprising to see the Ryzen 9 3900X continue this trend. Our review unit scored a colossal 49% more than the Core i9-9900K in CB R15 Multi 64Bit, while it achieved a healthy 16% lead over the Threadripper 2920X too. Incidentally, the latter also has 12 cores and can execute up to 24 threads, underlining the improvements that AMD has made between generations.

Please see our CPU benchmarks page for further processor comparisons.

Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	52.9 pt
Intel Core i9-9900K ^-5! i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	51 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	48 pt
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X ^-2! TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	47.1 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X ^-4! R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	44.9 pt
Intel Core i7-8700K ^-6! i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	41.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X ^-9! R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	41 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X ^-4! R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	41 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X ^-8! R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	38.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 ^-12! R5 1600, 3200 MHz	37.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	34 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G ^-4! R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	33.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X ^-5! R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	32.2 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 ^-9! R5 1600, 3200 MHz	23.2 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	213 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	209 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	204 Points -2%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	199 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	178 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	176 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	164 Points -22%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	163 Points -22%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	158 Points -24%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	157 Points -25%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	152 Points -27%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	150 Points -28%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	148 Points -29%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	147 Points -30%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	3049 Points
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	2628 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	2092 Points -31%
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	2040 Points -33%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	1801 Points -41%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	1647 Points -46%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	1537 Points -50%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	1405 (1375.04^min - 1405.28^max) Points -54%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	1341 Points -56%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	1143 Points -63%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	1125 Points -63%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	856 (824.96^min - 856.42^max) Points -72%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	818 Points -73%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	581 (509.25^min - 581.32^max) Points -81%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	2.44 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	2.36 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	2.3 Points -3%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	2.27 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	1.96 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	1.95 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	1.81 Points -23%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	1.77 Points -25%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	1.74 Points -26%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	1.73 Points -27%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	1.68 Points -29%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	1.65 Points -30%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	33.44 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	23.19 Points -31%
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	21.63 Points -35%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	18.68 Points -44%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	17.55 Points -48%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	16.7 Points -50%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	15.64 Points -53%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	14.56 Points -56%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	12.57 Points -62%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	9.46 Points -72%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	8.95 Points -73%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	6.66 Points -80%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	825 Seconds * -408%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	550 Seconds * -239%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	350 Seconds * -116%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	264 Seconds * -63%
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	219.2 Seconds * -35%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	181.4 Seconds * -12%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	181.4 Seconds * -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	162.3 Seconds *

wPrime 2.10
32m
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	10.8 s * -321%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	6.9 s * -169%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	6.9 s * -169%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	5.77 s * -125%
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	5.203 s * -103%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	5.2 s * -103%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	4.62 s * -80%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	4 s * -56%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	3.8 s * -48%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	3.707 s * -45%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	3.484 s * -36%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	3.032 s * -18%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	2.564 s *
1024m
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	333 s * -479%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	210.6 s * -266%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	198 s * -244%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	149 s * -159%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	133.8 s * -133%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	118.6 s * -106%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	109.8 s * -91%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	103 s * -79%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	96.6 s * -68%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	86.7 s * -51%
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	85.6 s * -49%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	61.8 s * -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	57.5 s *

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	270 (265^min - 272^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	269.5 (268^min - 270^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	267.5 (266^min - 268^max) fps
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	232 (229^min - 233^max) fps -13%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	226.7 fps -15%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	208.5 (207^min - 210^max) fps -22%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	207.4 fps -22%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	195 fps -27%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	184 (183.76^min - 184.87^max) fps -31%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	177 fps -34%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	177 fps -34%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	174 fps -35%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	171.6 (162.5^min - 180.43^max) fps -36%
Pass 2
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	147 (147^min - 148^max) fps
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	131 (131^min - 132^max) fps -11%
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	120.5 (116^min - 121^max) fps -18%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	115 (115^min - 115^max) fps -22%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	104.5 fps -29%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	95 fps -35%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	89.5 fps -39%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	87.4 fps -41%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	80.5 fps -45%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	68.7 fps -53%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	49.5 fps -66%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	47.95 (47.59^min - 49.17^max) fps -67%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	39.7 (39.63^min - 39.8^max) fps -73%

WinRAR - Result
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	8518 KB/s +13%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	7529 KB/s
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	7503 KB/s 0%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	7120 KB/s -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	4779 KB/s -37%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	4669 KB/s -38%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	4599 KB/s -39%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	4120 KB/s -45%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	3910 KB/s -48%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	3846 KB/s -49%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	3687 KB/s -51%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	3457 KB/s -54%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	3229 KB/s -57%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	3040 KB/s -60%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	16.2 GB/s +49%
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	11.5 GB/s +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	11.4 GB/s +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	10.9 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	10.6 GB/s -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	9.6 GB/s -12%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	8.6 GB/s -21%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	8 GB/s -27%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	8 GB/s -27%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	6.7 GB/s -39%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	5.3 GB/s -51%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	5.2 GB/s -52%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	4.9 GB/s -55%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	3.1 GB/s -72%
Twofish Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	2.9 GB/s
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	2.6 GB/s -10%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	2 GB/s -31%
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	1.9 GB/s -34%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	1.6 GB/s -45%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	1.5 GB/s -48%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	1.4 GB/s -52%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	1.4 GB/s -52%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	1.2 GB/s -59%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	1 GB/s -66%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	1 GB/s -66%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	0.808 GB/s -72%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	0.744 GB/s -74%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	0.476 GB/s -84%
Serpent Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	1.7 GB/s
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	1.6 GB/s -6%
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	1.2 GB/s -29%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	1.1 GB/s -35%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	1 GB/s -41%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	0.945 GB/s -44%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X R7 1700X, 3400 MHz	0.892 GB/s -48%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	0.793 GB/s -53%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	0.78 GB/s -54%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	0.655 GB/s -61%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	0.649 GB/s -62%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	0.5 GB/s -71%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	0.465 GB/s -73%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	0.304 GB/s -82%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	6339 Points +8%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	5937 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	5880 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	5799 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	4999 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	4953 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	4706 Points -20%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	4459 Points -24%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	4268 Points -27%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	4148 Points -29%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	43978 Points
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	35922 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	34757 Points -21%
Intel Core i9-9900K i9-9900K, 3600 MHz	34233 Points -22%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	25919 Points -41%
Intel Core i7-8700K i7-8700K, 3700 MHz	25223 Points -43%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	21616 Points -51%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	15252 Points -65%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	13653 Points -69%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	11266 Points -74%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	18270 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	18222 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X R7 2700X, 3700 MHz	15025 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	14247 Points -22%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X R7 1800X, 3600 MHz	14150 Points -23%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X, 3600 MHz	12074 Points -34%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 R5 1600, 3200 MHz	11164 Points -39%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X R5 1500X, 3500 MHz	9566 Points -48%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	8241 Points -55%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G R3 2200G, 3500 MHz	7061 Points -61%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	514 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	506 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	440 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	381 Points -26%
CPU (Multi Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	6910 Points
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X TR 2920X, 3500 MHz	5860 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	4782 Points -31%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	1804 Points -74%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	82119 MIPS
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	57307 MIPS -30%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	19885 MIPS -76%
7z b 4 -mmt1
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X R9 3900X, 3800 MHz	5533 MIPS
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X R7 3700X, 3600 MHz	5333 MIPS -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G R5 2400G, 3600 MHz	3909 MIPS -29%

* ... smaller is better

The Ryzen 9 3900X - CB R15 Multi 64Bit loop

AMD Radeon RX Vega 64: Ø3013 (2997.15-3049.71)

Gaming Performance

Most games currently lack the optimisation for utilising more than 8 cores, which means that the Ryzen 9 3900X cannot make use of its full potential. The same goes for synthetic gaming benchmarks, with the Ryzen 9 3900X often scoring less than the Ryzen 7 3700X in 3DMark, for example. The difference between the two CPUs is often only around 2% though, which is negligible. The Ryzen 9 3900X also has a 6% lower performance rating than the Core i9-9900K, but again, this is not a massive difference. Incidentally, the Core i7-8700K achieves the highest performance rating of the CPUs in our comparison table, despite not being the best gaming CPU that money can buy.

The same is true in most of the games that we tested at 720p, although the Ryzen 9 3900X occasionally achieves a few frames more than the Ryzen 7 3700X. Forza Horizon 4 and For Honor are good examples of the Ryzen 9 3900X having an advantage over its lesser Zen 2 sibling, but the latter enjoys a 2% advantage in other games like The Witcher 3. By contrast, the Core i9-9900K consistently scores more than the Ryzen 9 3900X in our gaming benchmarks, despite AMD having narrowed that gap by up to 25% compared to the Ryzen 7 2700X.

The gaps between the best AMD and Intel CPUs narrow further at higher resolutions, although mainly in the games that are not CPU heavy. Generally, the Core i9-9900K enjoys a 4% advantage over the Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 9 3900X at 1080p and beyond. The two Zen 2 processors are on par with each other though.

Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	99.7 pt
Intel Core i9-9900K ^-1! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	99.4 pt
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	96.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	95.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	93.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	92.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	92.4 pt
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	89.3 pt
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	88.3 pt
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	87.7 pt
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	82.8 pt
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	80.1 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	31877 Points +2%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	31785 Points +2%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	31711 Points +1%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	31548 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	31265 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	31252 Points
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	30395 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	29935 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	29826 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	29285 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	28493 Points -9%

3DMark
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7284 Points +3%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7238 Points +2%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7221 Points +2%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7206 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7183 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7129 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7089 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7078 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7044 Points -1%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7019 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	6824 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	6815 Points -4%
1280x720 Sky Diver Graphics
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	75462 Points +9%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	74475 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	73929 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	72885 Points +5%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	71567 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	71334 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	70358 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	69491 Points
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	69249 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	69060 Points -1%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	57497 Points -17%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	49492 Points -29%
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	156190 Points +17%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	155414 Points +16%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	144095 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	139564 Points +4%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	138448 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	133977 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	127011 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	120426 Points -10%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	107022 Points -20%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	86339 Points -36%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	66653 Points -50%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	60794 Points -55%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	23194 Points +4%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	23130 Points +3%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	23117 Points +3%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	22874 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	22761 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	22724 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	22350 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	22338 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	22302 Points 0%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	22124 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	21547 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	19234 Points -14%

Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

Ryzen 9 3900X & Radeon RX Vega 64

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
The Witcher 3 (2015)	321		136	76		48
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	161.6	156.5	148.1	131.4		94.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)	282		110	97		48.5
For Honor (2017)	358.8	159	150.5	121.6		48.1
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	83	72	61			47.5
Far Cry 5 (2018)	137	116	109	103	80	43
Strange Brigade (2018)	443	202	164	143	100	59.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	168	115	103	91	62	33
Forza Horizon 4 (2018)	238	166	155	125	98	60
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	123	108	104	94	81	45
Anno 1800 (2019)	111	111	82	42.5	30	17.1
Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)	241.1	128.1	83.4	57.7	36.7	17.7
F1 2019 (2019)	290	203	175	131	99	57
Control (2019)	231	96	67		43.7	22.2
Borderlands 3 (2019)	140.3	114	78	58.1	42.2	23.4
FIFA 20 (2019)	302	302	285	281	257	175
Ghost Recon Breakpoint (2019)	70	68	65	54	45	25
GRID 2019 (2019)	198	147	112	82	69	44.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 (2019)	192	147	121	106	78	44.3
Need for Speed Heat (2019)	108	103	96	84	62	35.4
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)		116	103	89	62	31.2
Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)	146	100	68	45.1	36.7	24.1
Escape from Tarkov (2020)	121	121	121	106	71.3	35.2
Hunt Showdown (2020)	208	126	92		59.3	28
Doom Eternal (2020)	241	182	153	140	95.3	48.6
Gears Tactics (2020)	348.7	195.5	128	83.7	56.6	29.8
Valorant (2020)	318.8	314.9	293.3		262.8	204.6
F1 2020 (2020)	256	167	140	99.5	79.7	51.6
Death Stranding (2020)	170	118	107	103	72.1	38.9
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)	111	80	68	56	44	26
Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)	81.2	60.9	41.8	26.9	21.3	13.1
Serious Sam 4 (2020)	148.6	101.1	88.5	68.1	55.5	38.2
Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)	129.4	93.9	83.7		58	30.8
Star Wars Squadrons (2020)	475.1	314.6	259.7	241.2	161.2	82.5
FIFA 21 (2020)	264	261	247	248	243	152
Watch Dogs Legion (2020)	139	100	86.7	54.1	38.1	20.7

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-9900K ^-6! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	99.2 pt
Intel Core i7-9700K ^-6! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	98.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	94.2 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	93.7 pt
Intel Core i5-9600K ^-6! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	92.3 pt
Intel Core i7-8700K ^-6! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	88.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X ^-2! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	79.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X ^-7! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	79.1 pt
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X ^-5! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	77 pt
Intel Core i5-8500T ^-6! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	73.5 pt
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X ^-7! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	68.6 pt
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX ^-5! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	62.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G ^-4! AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	39.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G ^-4! AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	33.3 pt

The Witcher 3 - 1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	332.1 (289^min - 377^max) fps +3%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	332 (296^min - 363^max) fps +3%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	331.9 (307^min - 360^max) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	327 (298^min - 356^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	321 (297^min - 343^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	318.2 (289^min - 352^max) fps -1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	298.7 (259^min - 354^max) fps -7%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	293.6 (258^min - 337^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	284.8 (216^min - 294^max) fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	258.5 (219^min - 295^max) fps -19%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	240.2 (158^min - 270^max) fps -25%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	225.9 (176^min - 251^max) fps -30%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	165.8 (146.1^min) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	161.6 (142.2^min) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	103.3 (88.6^min) fps -36%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	97.2 (82.3^min) fps -40%

Rise of the Tomb Raider - 1024x768 Lowest Preset
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	305.2 (278^min - 339^max) fps +8%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	305.1 (289^min - 344^max) fps +8%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	291 (276^min - 314^max) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	287 (271^min - 305^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	286 (262^min - 315^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	282 (264^min - 312^max) fps
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	281.7 (266^min - 303^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	263.7 (256^min - 276^max) fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	262.2 (252^min - 300^max) fps -7%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	258.9 (230^min - 274^max) fps -8%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	244.8 (237^min - 255^max) fps -13%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	221.6 (204^min - 244^max) fps -21%

For Honor - 1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	358.8 (116^min - 477^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	353.4 (114^min - 486^max) fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	285.6 (158.1^min - 368.9^max) fps -20%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	276.2 (141^min - 344^max) fps -23%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	263.8 (104^min - 311^max) fps -26%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	215.4 (157^min - 278^max) fps -40%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	142.8 (107^min - 160^max) fps -60%

X-Plane 11.11 - 1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	83 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	83 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	44.8 fps -46%

Far Cry 5 - 1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	167 (136^min - 227^max) fps +22%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	155 (117^min - 213^max) fps +13%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	146 (117^min - 194^max) fps +7%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	144 (114^min - 194^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	138 (109^min - 182^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	137 (111^min - 176^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	125 (99^min - 171^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	124 (98^min - 165^max) fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	122 (97^min - 162^max) fps -11%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	108 (86^min - 144^max) fps -21%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	100 (82^min - 133^max) fps -27%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	71 (59^min - 88^max) fps -48%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	49 (45^min - 58^max) fps -64%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	43 (38^min - 51^max) fps -69%

Far Cry New Dawn - 1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	123 (97^min - 176^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	123 (95^min - 176^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	110 (84^min - 158^max) fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	37 fps -70%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 1280x720 Lowest Preset
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	210 fps +25%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	207 fps +23%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	188 fps +12%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	183 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	168 fps
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	155 fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	153 fps -9%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	137 fps -18%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	127 fps -24%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	107 fps -36%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	49 fps -71%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	46 fps -73%

Forza Horizon 4 - 1280x720 Very Low Preset
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	258 fps +8%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	252 fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	238 fps
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	236 fps -1%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	234 fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	231 fps -3%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	203 fps -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	200 fps -16%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	187 fps -21%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	155 fps -35%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	78 fps -67%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	54 fps -77%

Anno 1800 - 1280x720 Low Graphics Quality (DX11)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	116 (106^min - 128^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	111 (104^min - 126^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	97 (89^min - 109^max) fps -13%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	58.5 fps -47%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	55.4 (46^min - 63^max) fps -50%

F1 2019 - 1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	290 (241^min - 316^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	275 (235^min - 300^max) fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	245 (216^min - 259^max) fps -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	84 (72^min - 101^max) fps -71%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	82 (67^min - 95^max) fps -72%

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-9900K ^-12! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	99.1 pt
Intel Core i7-9700K ^-12! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	96.1 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	95 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	94.6 pt
Intel Core i5-9600K ^-12! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	93.9 pt
Intel Core i7-8700K ^-12! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	93 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X ^-4! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	85.1 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X ^-14! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	84.5 pt
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X ^-10! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	84.3 pt
Intel Core i5-8500T ^-12! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	83.8 pt
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X ^-14! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	80.4 pt
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX ^-10! AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	74.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G ^-10! AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	34.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G ^-10! AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	27.2 pt

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	332.1 (289^min - 377^max) fps +3%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	332 (296^min - 363^max) fps +3%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	331.9 (307^min - 360^max) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	327 (298^min - 356^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	321 (297^min - 343^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	318.2 (289^min - 352^max) fps -1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	298.7 (259^min - 354^max) fps -7%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	293.6 (258^min - 337^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	284.8 (216^min - 294^max) fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	258.5 (219^min - 295^max) fps -19%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	240.2 (158^min - 270^max) fps -25%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	225.9 (176^min - 251^max) fps -30%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	80.9 (68^min - 87^max) fps +6%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	80.1 (69^min - 87^max) fps +5%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	79.4 (70^min - 86^max) fps +4%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	79 (68^min - 86^max) fps +4%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	78.8 (51^min - 86^max) fps +4%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	77.7 (67^min - 86^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	77.3 (66^min - 83^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	77 (67^min - 84^max) fps +1%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	77 (65^min - 83^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	76 (67^min - 84^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	74 (63^min - 80^max) fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	73.3 (62^min - 82^max) fps -4%

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	165.8 (146.1^min) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	161.6 (142.2^min) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	103.3 (88.6^min) fps -36%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	97.2 (82.3^min) fps -40%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	145.4 (130.9^min) fps +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	131.4 (113.9^min) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	50.2 (45.7^min) fps -62%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	44.8 (41.1^min) fps -66%

Rise of the Tomb Raider
1024x768 Lowest Preset
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	305.2 (278^min - 339^max) fps +8%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	305.1 (289^min - 344^max) fps +8%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	291 (276^min - 314^max) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	287 (271^min - 305^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	286 (262^min - 315^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	282 (264^min - 312^max) fps
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	281.7 (266^min - 303^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	263.7 (256^min - 276^max) fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	262.2 (252^min - 300^max) fps -7%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	258.9 (230^min - 274^max) fps -8%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	244.8 (237^min - 255^max) fps -13%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	221.6 (204^min - 244^max) fps -21%
1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:FX AF:16x
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	105.7 (90^min - 116^max) fps +9%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	101 (85^min - 113^max) fps +4%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	100.8 (86^min - 111^max) fps +4%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	99 (85^min - 112^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	97 (85^min - 109^max) fps
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	96.6 (83^min - 107^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	96 (84^min - 106^max) fps -1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	95.1 (82^min - 106^max) fps -2%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	94.2 (83^min - 101^max) fps -3%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	94 (85^min - 106^max) fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	91.5 (82^min - 103^max) fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	91.3 (79^min - 101^max) fps -6%

For Honor
1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	358.8 (116^min - 477^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	353.4 (114^min - 486^max) fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	285.6 (158.1^min - 368.9^max) fps -20%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	276.2 (141^min - 344^max) fps -23%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	263.8 (104^min - 311^max) fps -26%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	215.4 (157^min - 278^max) fps -40%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	142.8 (107^min - 160^max) fps -60%
1920x1080 Extreme Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	127.7 (106^min - 167^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	127.7 (88^min - 151^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	126.3 (101.8^min - 163.2^max) fps +4%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	125.7 (95^min - 170^max) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	123.7 (95^min - 156^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	122.2 (90^min - 160^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	121.6 (88^min - 159^max) fps

X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	83 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	83 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	44.8 fps -46%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	62 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	61 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	31.8 fps -48%

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	167 (136^min - 227^max) fps +22%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	155 (117^min - 213^max) fps +13%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	146 (117^min - 194^max) fps +7%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	144 (114^min - 194^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	138 (109^min - 182^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	137 (111^min - 176^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	125 (99^min - 171^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	124 (98^min - 165^max) fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	122 (97^min - 162^max) fps -11%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	108 (86^min - 144^max) fps -21%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	100 (82^min - 133^max) fps -27%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	71 (59^min - 88^max) fps -48%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	49 (45^min - 58^max) fps -64%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	43 (38^min - 51^max) fps -69%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	117 (106^min - 137^max) fps +14%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	111 (90^min - 128^max) fps +8%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	111 (90^min - 125^max) fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	104 (86^min - 120^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	103 (85^min - 118^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	99 (78^min - 124^max) fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	98 (75^min - 125^max) fps -5%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	98 (79^min - 125^max) fps -5%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	92 (108^min - 123^max) fps -11%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	87 (66^min - 116^max) fps -16%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	80 (61^min - 108^max) fps -22%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	60 (50^min - 74^max) fps -42%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	20 (16^min - 25^max) fps -81%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	17 (15^min - 22^max) fps -83%

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	123 (97^min - 176^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	123 (95^min - 176^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	110 (84^min - 158^max) fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	37 fps -70%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	94 (69^min - 143^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	91 (68^min - 138^max) fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	85 (62^min - 130^max) fps -10%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	16 fps -83%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1280x720 Lowest Preset
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	210 fps +25%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	207 fps +23%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	188 fps +12%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	183 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	168 fps
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	155 fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	153 fps -9%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	137 fps -18%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	127 fps -24%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	107 fps -36%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	49 fps -71%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	46 fps -73%
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	91 fps 0%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	91 fps 0%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	91 fps 0%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	91 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	91 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	90 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	89 fps -2%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	88 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	85 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	84 fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	14 fps -85%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	12 fps -87%

Forza Horizon 4
1280x720 Very Low Preset
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	258 fps +8%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	252 fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	238 fps
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	236 fps -1%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	234 fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	231 fps -3%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	203 fps -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	200 fps -16%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	187 fps -21%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	155 fps -35%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	78 fps -67%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	54 fps -77%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:2xMS
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	132 fps +6%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	131 fps +5%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	131 fps +5%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	131 fps +5%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	130 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	125 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	125 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	124 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	121 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	117 fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	29 fps -77%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	23 fps -82%

Anno 1800
1280x720 Low Graphics Quality (DX11)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	116 (106^min - 128^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	111 (104^min - 126^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	97 (89^min - 109^max) fps -13%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	58.5 fps -47%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	55.4 (46^min - 63^max) fps -50%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics Quality (DX11)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	42.5 (38^min - 47^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	42.3 (38^min - 46^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	33.1 (31^min - 35^max) fps -22%

F1 2019
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	290 (241^min - 316^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	275 (235^min - 300^max) fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	245 (216^min - 259^max) fps -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	84 (72^min - 101^max) fps -71%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	82 (67^min - 95^max) fps -72%
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	131 (116^min - 147^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	124 (113^min - 135^max) fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	124 (111^min - 136^max) fps -5%

Ryzen 9 3900X & Radeon RX 5700 XT

We used the Radeon RX Vega 64 for our first set of benchmarks for the sake of comparability, but we also thought it was apt to see what performance improvements PCIe 4 brings. Hence, we re-ran our gaming benchmarks with the Radeon RX 5700 XT, which offers around 10% higher frame rates than the Radeon RX Vega 64. However, the same applies to the Ryzen 7 2700X, so the added bandwidth that PCIe 4.0 offers appears to deliver no tangible benefit when gaming. Regardless, you can still expect a performance bump if you switch from the Radeon RX Vega 64 to the Radeon RX 5700 XT.

Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	99.8 pt
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	89.7 pt
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) ^-2! AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	87.8 pt
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	81.1 pt

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	377 (345^min - 421^max) fps +17%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	321 (297^min - 343^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	318.2 (289^min - 352^max) fps -1%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	297 (279^min - 302^max) fps -7%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	94 (86^min - 103^max) fps +24%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	92 (79^min - 99^max) fps +21%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	77 (67^min - 84^max) fps +1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	76 (67^min - 84^max) fps

Rise of the Tomb Raider
1024x768 Lowest Preset
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	342 (321^min - 359^max) fps +21%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	282 (264^min - 312^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	263.7 (256^min - 276^max) fps -6%
1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:FX AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	112 (100^min - 128^max) fps +15%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	97 (85^min - 109^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	91.5 (82^min - 103^max) fps -6%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1280x720 Lowest Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	168 fps
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	164 fps -2%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	138 fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	107 fps -36%
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	114 fps +25%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	110 fps +21%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	91 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	85 fps -7%

For Honor
1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	370.2 (89^min - 498^max) fps +3%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	358.8 (116^min - 477^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	295 (199^min - 388^max) fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	263.8 (104^min - 311^max) fps -26%
1920x1080 Extreme Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	160.5 (96^min - 223^max) fps +32%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	156.4 (113^min - 227^max) fps +29%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	127.7 (106^min - 167^max) fps +5%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	121.6 (88^min - 159^max) fps

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	137 (111^min - 176^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	136 (107^min - 179^max) fps -1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	125 (99^min - 171^max) fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	118 (94^min - 158^max) fps -14%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	110 (85^min - 145^max) fps +7%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	103 (85^min - 118^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	99 (78^min - 124^max) fps -4%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	96 (75^min - 127^max) fps -7%

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	124 (83^min - 178^max) fps +1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	123 (95^min - 176^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	110 (84^min - 158^max) fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	97 (75^min - 138^max) fps -21%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	97 (69^min - 147^max) fps +3%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	94 (69^min - 143^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	85 (62^min - 130^max) fps -10%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	79 (58^min - 120^max) fps -16%

Forza Horizon 4
1280x720 Very Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	238 fps
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	238 fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	200 fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	179 fps -25%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:2xMS
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	149 fps +19%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	138 fps +10%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	125 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	121 fps -3%

Anno 1800
1280x720 Low Graphics Quality (DX11)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	111 (104^min - 126^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	110 (102^min - 123^max) fps -1%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	99 (92^min - 109^max) fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	97 (89^min - 109^max) fps -13%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics Quality (DX11)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	45 (37^min - 58^max) fps +6%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	42.5 (38^min - 47^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	40.9 (35^min - 53^max) fps -4%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	33.1 (31^min - 35^max) fps -22%

F1 2019
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	290 (241^min - 316^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	285 (232^min - 313^max) fps -2%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	245 (216^min - 259^max) fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	238 (207^min - 258^max) fps -18%
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	152 (129^min - 171^max) fps +16%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	140 (120^min - 156^max) fps +7%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	131 (116^min - 147^max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	124 (113^min - 135^max) fps -5%

3DMark 05 - 1024x768 Standard AA:0x AF:0x
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	52358 Points +5%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	50024 Points
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	42481 Points -15%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	33442 Points -33%

3DMark 06 - 1280x1024 Standard Score AA:0x AF:0x
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	46586 Points +7%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	43377 Points
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	36709 Points -15%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	35414 Points -18%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	35715 Points +14%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	35441 Points +13%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	31252 Points
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	29285 Points -6%

3DMark
1920x1080 Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	396401 Points +10%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	360100 Points
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	342631 Points -5%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	311720 Points -13%
1280x720 Sky Diver Score
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	57650 Points +9%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	52827 Points
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	47320 Points -10%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	47069 Points -11%
1280x720 Sky Diver Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	80002 Points +15%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	77166 Points +11%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	73929 Points +6%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	69491 Points
Fire Strike Extreme Score
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	12030 Points +21%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	11367 Points +14%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	9967 Points
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	9966 Points 0%
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	12740 Points +21%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	12209 Points +16%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	10758 Points +2%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	10501 Points
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	9422 Points +25%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	8700 Points +15%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	7545 Points
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	7402 Points -2%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	9059 Points +28%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	8673 Points +22%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	7183 Points +1%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	7089 Points

Application Performance

Our test system worked smoothly and without issue during our tests. We noticed no long waiting times either, which should come as no surprise from a 12-core powered system. We also had a fast SSD on hand, so we decided to see whether PCIe 4.0 offered any improved transfer speeds over PCIe 3.0. The 2 TB Corsair SSD that we used is a quick drive even when running on the latter, but PCIe 4.0 helped it achieve around 68 MB/s 4K read speeds, which is exceptionally fast. This should help the system load small files quickly, which will reduce OS and in-game loading times.

We doubt that most people would notice the difference between PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0 in daily use though. The latter will significantly improve sequential read and write speeds thanks to its doubled bandwidth, but the results feel negligible in practice.

The Ryzen 9 3900X hovers around the Ryzen 7 3700X in PCMark, which suggests that the benchmark cannot utilise the former’s 12 cores. Nevertheless, the Ryzen 9 3900X still performed well, with it outscoring the Core i9-9900K in PCMark 10 and managing practically the same as the Core i7-9700K in PCMark 8.

PCMark 10 | PCMark 8 | SPECviewperf 12 | SPECviewperf 13

PCMark 10 - Score
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7764 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7451 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7337 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7298 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7178 Points -2%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7035 Points -4%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	6797 Points -7%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	6261 Points -14%
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	6150 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5801 Points -21%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5481 Points -25%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5473 Points -25%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	4160 Points -43%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	4011 Points -45%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4005 Points -45%

PCMark 8
Work Score Accelerated v2
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5975 Points +15%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5495 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5248 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5177 Points
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5168 Points 0%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4983 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4891 Points -6%
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4821 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4750 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4735 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4724 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4534 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4511 Points -13%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4431 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4324 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	4297 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	4283 Points -17%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4020 Points -22%
Creative Score Accelerated v2
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8729 Points +3%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8604 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8494 Points
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8344 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8217 Points -3%
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	8110 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8057 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7948 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7859 Points -7%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7686 Points -10%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7626 Points -10%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7297 Points -14%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	6219 Points -27%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	5053 Points -41%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	4952 Points -42%
Home Score Accelerated v2
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5523 Points +14%
Intel Core i5-8500T AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4898 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4866 Points
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4859 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4789 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4746 Points -2%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4740 Points -3%
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4648 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4483 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4437 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4392 Points -10%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4359 Points -10%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4350 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4170 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	3992 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)	3711 Points -24%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Radeon RX Vega 11	3638 Points -25%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	3547 Points -27%

SPECviewperf 12
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	82.5 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	81 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	80.9 fps
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	79.3 fps -2%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	74.6 fps -8%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	72.4 fps -11%
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	28.85 fps +35%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	28.51 fps +34%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	23.16 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	22.74 fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	21.32 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	21.32 fps
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	115.3 fps +5%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	115.1 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	110.9 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	110.8 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	110.4 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	110.3 fps
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	51 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	50.2 fps
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	50.1 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	49.68 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	46.31 fps -8%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	45.66 fps -9%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	105.4 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	104.6 fps
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	84.1 fps -20%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	80.3 fps -23%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	76.1 fps -27%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	74.5 fps -29%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	12.74 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	12.73 fps 0%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	12.64 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	12.16 fps -5%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	12.13 fps -5%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5.21 fps -59%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	62.5 fps +8%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	60.8 fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	58 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	57.8 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	53.5 fps -8%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	52.1 fps -10%
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	162.2 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	159.3 fps -2%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	158.6 fps -2%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	157.1 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	151.3 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	150.6 fps -7%
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	158.9 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	158.2 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	144.5 fps -9%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	136.1 fps -14%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	130.8 fps -18%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	128.9 fps -19%

SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	102.2 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	102 fps 0%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	100.5 fps -2%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	97 fps -5%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	95.4 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	92.8 fps -9%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	51.5 fps +34%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	51.4 fps +34%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	41.72 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	41.07 fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	38.42 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	38.37 fps
Showcase (showcase-02)
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	115.4 fps +5%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	115 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	110.9 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	110.4 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	110.3 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	108.2 fps -2%
Medical (medical-02)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	73.8 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	73.8 fps
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	38.31 fps -48%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	38.09 fps -48%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	34.83 fps -53%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	30.86 fps -58%
Maya (maya-05)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	211.3 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	210.7 fps
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	200.7 fps -5%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	199.5 fps -5%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	196.1 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	195.6 fps -7%
Energy (energy-02)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	23.76 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	23.74 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	22.98 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	22.77 fps -4%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	15.2 fps -36%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7.55 fps -68%
Creo (creo-02)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	109.8 fps +1%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	109.5 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	109.2 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	109.2 fps
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	108.9 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	107.1 fps -2%
Catia (catia-05)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	240.6 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	238.9 fps -1%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	236 fps -2%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	233.5 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	228.3 fps -5%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	225.1 fps -6%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	159.6 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	158.3 fps
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	140.8 fps -11%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	140.6 fps -11%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	131 fps -17%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	130.4 fps -18%

PCMark 10 | PCMark 8 | SPECviewperf 12 | SPECviewperf 13

Power Consumption

A heat map of our test system during a stress test

AMD processors now, like those developed by Intel, exceed their stated thermal design power (TDP). The Ryzen 9 3900X has a 105 W TDP, although it can exceed this as we found out with our Ryzen 7 3700X review unit. Derestricting the TDP in the BIOS allows the Ryzen 9 3900X to hit 142 W, which is significantly higher than its specified TDP.

Our test system consumed 81.6 W at idle, which is just ahead of the Ryzen 7 3700X on 79.2 W. Power consumption increased to 229 W while running CB R15 Multi 64Bit, which is only 5% higher than what the Ryzen 7 2700X managed in the same test. A fairer comparison would be with the Threadripper 2970WX, as it also has 12 cores and supports 24 threads. The Threadripper 2970WX, by comparison, peaked at 273 W during the same test, underlining the efficiency of the Zen 2 architecture.

Power consumption averaged 210 W during a Prime95 stress test but peaked at 256 W, although this value excludes how much our test monitor was drawing from the mains. The CPU cannot always maintain its peak TDP, which explains why our test system averaged significantly lower than its peak consumption.

We also looked at power consumption while gaming, with the Ryzen 9 3900X proving more economical than the Ryzen 7 2700X. Our Ryzen 9 3900X-powered test system consumed 392 W while gaming, which is only 4% more than the Ryzen 7 3700X did. Most of that power goes on the RX Vega 64 though.

The included Wraith Prism cooler struggled to keep the Ryzen 9 3900X cool during our tests, with core temperatures peaking at 86 °C during our stress test in an open test setup. Temperatures will rise in a closed case, so we would recommend using at least a better quality air cooler. Socket AM4 air coolers currently cost around US$65, but we would suggest using a 240 or 280 AIO if possible.

Power consumption of our test system at idle

Power consumption of our test system during a CB R15 Multi 64Bit loop

Power consumption of our test system during a Prime95 stress test

Power consumption of our test system while playing The Witcher 3 at 1080p on the ultra preset

System information during a Prime95 stress test

Power Consumption
1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, TR 2970WX	441 (382^min - 475^max) Watt * -12%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R5 2600X	421 Watt * -7%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, TR 2950X	411 Watt * -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R7 2700X (Idle: 74.3 W)	408 Watt * -4%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, TR 2920X	398.2 (345^min - 444^max) Watt * -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R9 3900X, Corsair MP600 (Idle: 81.56 W)	392.1 (329^min - 466^max) Watt *
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R7 3700X, Corsair MP600 (Idle: 79.2 W)	378 (316^min - 411^max) Watt * +4%
Intel Core i9-9900K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i9-9900K (80 fps)	366.1 Watt * +7%
Intel Core i7-9700K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i7-9700K	365.3 (316^min - 388^max) Watt * +7%
Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i5-9600K	363.7 (403^min) Watt * +7%
Intel Core i7-8700K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i7-8700K	354.4 (301^min - 378^max) Watt * +10%
Intel Core i5-8500T, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i5-8500T	353.6 (271^min - 395^max) Watt * +10%
Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, TR 2970WX	373 (326^min - 411^max) Watt * -77%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, TR 2920X	285 (279^min - 289^max) Watt * -35%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, TR 2950X	270 Watt * -28%
Intel Core i7-9700K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i7-9700K	222.4 (193^min - 249^max) Watt * -6%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R7 2700X (Idle: 74.3 W)	211.2 (205^min - 216^max) Watt * -0%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R9 3900X, Corsair MP600 (Idle: 81.56 W)	210.6 (195^min - 256^max) Watt *
Intel Core i9-9900K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i9-9900K	202 Watt * +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R5 2600X (Idle: 71.3 W)	171.7 (166^min - 176^max) Watt * +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R7 3700X, Corsair MP600 (Idle: 79.2 W)	170.3 (161^min - 187^max) Watt * +19%
Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i5-9600K	145.9 (143^min - 155^max) Watt * +31%
Intel Core i7-8700K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i7-8700K	142.7 (135^min - 158^max) Watt * +32%
Intel Core i5-8500T, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i5-8500T	132.7 (120^min - 145^max) Watt * +37%
Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, TR 2970WX	378 (375^min - 380^max) Watt * -65%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, TR 2920X	272.9 (275^min) Watt * -19%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, TR 2950X	263 Watt * -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R9 3900X, Corsair MP600 (Idle: 81.56 W)	229.2 (228^min - 230^max) Watt *
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R7 2700X (Idle: 74.3 W)	219.2 Watt * +4%
Intel Core i9-9900K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i9-9900K	203.2 (197^min - 205^max) Watt * +11%
Intel Core i7-9700K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i7-9700K	202.6 (190^min - 207^max) Watt * +12%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R7 3700X, Corsair MP600 (Idle: 79.2 W)	171.6 (171^min - 173^max) Watt * +25%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, R5 2600X	164.4 (159.3^min - 165.75^max) Watt * +28%
Intel Core i7-8700K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i7-8700K	134.3 (132^min - 136^max) Watt * +41%
Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i5-9600K	134 (132^min - 135^max) Watt * +42%
Intel Core i5-8500T, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64, i5-8500T	108.1 (106^min - 110^max) Watt * +53%

* ... smaller is better

Overclocking

We also tried overclocking the Ryzen 9 3900X, but with limited success. We managed to briefly achieve 4.3 GHz on all cores, but core temperatures quickly reached 100 °C in CB R15 Multi 64Bit even with the CPU fan set to 100% and in an open test system. Power consumption averaged 321 W during CB R15 Multi 64Bit with the CPU running at 4.3 GHz too, which is an increase of almost 100 W. In short, this is too much additional wattage for the Wraith Prism cooler to dissipate.

AMD claims that the Ryzen 9 3900X can reach 4.6 GHz, but this is only with its internal overclocking (PBO) features disabled, which hobbles single-core performance. In short, we would not recommend overclocking the Ryzen 9 3900X unless you have an AIO cooler. Even then, the performance gains do not justify the enormous increase in power consumption or the worse single-core performance.

Power consumption during CB R15 Multi 64Bit at 4.3 GHz

Core temperatures during CB R15 Multi 64Bit at 4.3 GHz

Pros

+ consistently good system performance

+ excellent gaming performance

+ 12 cores and 24 threads

+ energy efficient

+ future-proofed

+ PCI Express 4.0

+ stylish stock cooler

+ still using Socket AM4

+ soldered heat spreader

Cons

- unreliable TDP specification

- relatively expensive X570 platform

- comparatively expensive at launch by AMD standards

- PCIe 4.0 only with the X570 chipset

- stock cooler gets loud under load

- high core temperatures with the stock cooler

- hardly any overclocking potential

Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X desktop CPU review. Test device courtesy of AMD Germany.

AMD has put a lot of pressure on Intel with the release of the Ryzen 3000 family. The company has got a lot right too, while the reinvigorated competition in the desktop CPU market should be music to people’s ears. However, owners of a current Intel platform need not worry, as the Core i9-9900K remains better suited for gaming than the Ryzen 9 3900X. If you use your PC exclusively for gaming, then Intel remains the better choice.

The steady improvements are now paying off, with AMD having significantly improved the single-core performance of its desktop processors. The Ryzen 9 3900X almost hits the heights of the Core i9-9900K in single-core tasks and pulls clear in multi-core work. Games are still the forte of the Core i9-9900K though.

However, we would recommend considering the Ryzen 9 3900X if you are a streamer or content creator, as the processor shines in multi-core work. Better still, it somehow has comparably low power consumption for a 12-core chip. AMD has also mostly eliminated the single-core performance deficit that existed between Intel processors and the Ryzen 2000 series, with the Ryzen 9 3900X coming close to the Core i9-9900K. Currently, games do not benefit from more than 8 cores, but that could change in the future, which would place the Ryzen 9 3900X in a good position.

The Ryzen 9 3900X retails for US$590, although availability is currently scarce. Hence, the processor may be closer to the Core i9-9900K at launch, but prices should eventually drop down, which would make the Ryzen 9 3900X better value for money than Intel’s current flagship desktop processor.

A somewhat bitter aftertaste remains though as only the X570 chipset can take advantage of PCIe 4.0. At least X470 and B450 boards will support the new Matisse processors after a BIOS update. Even the older X370 and B350 boards are partially compatible too, which is a bonus. We would recommend checking whether your board will work in advance of buying a Ryzen 3000 chip though.

Ultimately, the PCIe 4.0 restrictions should not be a deal breaker for most people as it currently offers little practical advantage in games over PCIe 3.0 despite its higher bandwidth.

Overall, the Ryzen 9 3900X is currently the best consumer desktop CPU on the market thanks to its excellent multi-core performance. The Core i9-9900K has the edge over AMD’s 12-core Zen 2 chip, but we would only recommend choosing the former over the latter if you are an FPS junkie. If not, go with the Ryzen as it offers a better all-round experience than the Core i9.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU

34.8 pt (58%)

AMD E1-2100

2.32 -93%

...

Intel Core i9-9980XE

34.6 -1%

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100

34.6 -1%

34.6 -1%

34.6 -1%

34.7 0%

34.8 0%

34.8 0%

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

34.8 0%

Intel Core i5-1335U

34.8 0%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

34.8

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

34.9 0%

Intel Core i7-1265U

34.9 0%

Intel Core i5-1345U

35 1%

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

35 1%

35 1%

35.1 1%

35.1 1%

35.1 1%

35.2 1%

...

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

60.1 73%

100%

Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core

19000 Points (18%)

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AMD E1-2100

202 -99%

...

AMD Ryzen AI 9 365

17784 -6%

Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

17918 -6%

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

18030 -5%

AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX

18453 -3%

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370

18520 -3%

Intel Core i5-13500HX

18582 -2%

Intel Core i9-12900

18628 -2%

AMD Ryzen 7 7700

18760 -1%

Intel Core i7-13705H

18765 -1%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

19000

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

19088 0%

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

19207 1%

Intel Core i9-13905H

19384 2%

Intel Core Ultra 9 285H

19718 4%

Intel Core i7-12700K

19784 4%

Intel Core i9-12950HX

19930 5%

Intel Core i7-13650HX

20036 5%

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

20440 8%

Intel Core i7-14650HX

20454 8%

...

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

107681 467%

100%

Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core

1370 Points (58%)

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AMD A10-5745M

74.4 -95%

...

1319 -4%

1322 -4%

1332 -3%

1339 -2%

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7735U

1345 -2%

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100

1350 -1%

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

1362 -1%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

1363 -1%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

1365 0%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

1370

1373 0%

1374 0%

1375 0%

1378 1%

1382 1%

1385 1%

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U

1388 1%

Intel Core i5-1155G7

1409 3%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

1409 3%

...

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

2359 72%

100%

Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

min: 504 avg: 512 median: 514 (56%) max: 519 Points

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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

min: 6882 avg: 6952 median: 6910 (17%) max: 7065 Points

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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit

min: 3018 avg: 3057 median: 3049 (19%) max: 3104 Points

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AMD A4-1200

31 -99%

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Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

2860 -6%

Intel Core i7-13705H

2869 -6%

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

2879 -6%

Intel Core i5-13500HX

2894 -5%

AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX

2986 -2%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

2997 -2%

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

3031 -1%

Intel Core i7-13650HX

3041 -1%

AMD Ryzen 7 7700

3047 0%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

3057

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370

3082 1%

Intel Core i9-12950HX

3090 1%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

3110 2%

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

3114 2%

Intel Core Ultra 9 285H

3137 3%

Intel Core i7-12700

3151 3%

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

3178 4%

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

3220 5%

Intel Core i7-13700HX

3226 6%

...

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

15842 418%

100%

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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit

min: 202.9 avg: 206.3 median: 207 (57%) max: 209 Points

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AMD A4-1200

19 -91%

...

202.3 -2%

202.5 -2%

203 -2%

203.6 -1%

204 -1%

205 -1%

205 -1%

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H

205.1 -1%

Intel Core i7-9700K

205.5 0%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

206.3

Intel Core i9-10885H

206.7 0%

Intel Core i9-10980HK

206.7 0%

Intel Core i9-10980XE

207.3 0%

Apple M1

207.3 0%

Intel Core i7-10700K

208 1%

Apple M1 Pro

209 1%

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100

209 1%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

209 1%

Intel Xeon W-10885M

209.8 2%

...

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

357.8 73%

100%

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit

min: 33.44 avg: 33.9 median: 33.9 (44%) max: 34.31 Points

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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit

min: 2.35 avg: 2.4 median: 2.4 (56%) max: 2.36 Points

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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)

min: 5992 avg: 6019 median: 6018.5 (36%) max: 6045 points

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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)

min: 45047 avg: 45539 median: 45539 (33%) max: 46031 points

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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)

min: 76051 avg: 76666 median: 76666 (49%) max: 77281 Points

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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)

min: 10352 avg: 10418 median: 10417.5 (13%) max: 10483 Points

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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *

min: 57.5 avg: 64.9 median: 64.9 (1%) max: 72.2 s

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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *

min: 2.564 avg: 2.7 median: 2.7 (1%) max: 2.811 s

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WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0

min: 7529 avg: 7534 median: 7534 (12%) max: 7539 points

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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs

min: 76732 avg: 79929 median: 80935 (46%) max: 82119 MIPS

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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs

min: 5185 avg: 5345 median: 5316 (63%) max: 5533 MIPS

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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2

147 fps (49%)

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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1

267.5 fps (62%)

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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset

min: 20.6 avg: 20.8 median: 20.8 (36%) max: 20.9 fps

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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent

1.7 GB/s (50%)

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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish

2.9 GB/s (50%)

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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES

min: 10.6 avg: 10.8 median: 10.8 (28%) max: 10.9 GB/s

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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *

min: 161.7 avg: 163.6 median: 162.3 (1%) max: 166.8 Seconds

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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *

min: 0.534 avg: 0.5 median: 0.5 (12%) max: 0.542 sec

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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU

min: 14310 avg: 14803 median: 14889 (32%) max: 14948 Points

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *

9.1 s (2%)

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *

19.8 s (1%)

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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *

511 s (2%)

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3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx

min: 67309 avg: 68033 median: 68132 (52%) max: 68694 Points

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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics

min: 18030 avg: 18763 median: 18932 (47%) max: 19423 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics

min: 73712 avg: 75420 median: 75582 (61%) max: 76230 Points

+ 17 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics

min: 74027 avg: 75640 median: 75774.5 (61%) max: 76405 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics

min: 75265 avg: 76737 median: 76898 (64%) max: 78314 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics

min: 16219 avg: 17989 median: 18192.5 (46%) max: 18441 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics

min: 27809 avg: 28863 median: 28975 (52%) max: 29484 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU

min: 0 avg: 11332 median: 11923 (50%) max: 12484 Points

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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core

min: 1223 avg: 1250 median: 1250 (49%) max: 1275 points

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Mediatek MT6737

58 -95%

...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

1231 -2%

1232 -1%

1240 -1%

1240 -1%

1245 0%

MediaTek Dimensity 9200

1246 0%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900

1246 0%

MediaTek Dimensity 9000

1246 0%

Intel Xeon E-2186M

1248 0%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

1250

Intel Core i9-10980XE

1260 1%

Intel Core i7-10750H

1263 1%

Intel Core i5-1038NG7

1265 1%

1267 1%

1268 1%

1273 2%

1274 2%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

1281 2%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX

1285 3%

...

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

2559 105%

100%

Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core

min: 6372 avg: 9556 median: 10498 (19%) max: 10854 points

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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core

min: 1247 avg: 1262 median: 1247 (5%) max: 1293 points

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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core

min: 11135 avg: 11252 median: 11135 (35%) max: 11485 points

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Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core

min: 5575 avg: 5712 median: 5680 (57%) max: 5880 points

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Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core

min: 42241 avg: 43190 median: 43350 (43%) max: 43978 points

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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *

727 ms (1%)

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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score

225 Points (40%)

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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *

min: 193.6 avg: 202.1 median: 202.1 (35%) max: 210.6 Watt

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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *

min: 214.6 avg: 221.9 median: 221.9 (40%) max: 229.2 Watt

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Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor

min: 13.3 avg: 13.9 median: 13.9 (10%) max: 14.5 Points per Watt

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	R9 3900X	GeForce GTX 1650 (Desktop) 4 GB	16 GB	504
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	R9 3900X	RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	514
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	R9 3900X	NVIDIA Titan RTX 1350 / 7000 MHz 24 GB	16 GB	519

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2060 Super	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop) 1470 / 1750 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	67309
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2080 Ti EX	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) 1350 / 1750 MHz 11 GB	16 GB	67357
MSI RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) 1350 / 1755 MHz 11 GB	16 GB	67726
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	R9 3900X	RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	67933
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2070 Super Work The Frames	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop) 1605 / 7000 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	68132
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	R9 3900X	GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop) 1530 / 8000 MHz 6 GB	16 GB	68212
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	R9 3900X	GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop) 1530 / 14000 MHz 6 GB	16 GB	68270
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT	R9 3900X	Radeon RX 5600 XT (Desktop) 6 GB	16 GB	68664
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	R9 3900X	GeForce GTX 1650 (Desktop) 4 GB	16 GB	68694

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
XFX AMD Radeon RX 590 OC+ 8 GB	R9 3900X	Radeon RX 590 1600 / 2000 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	18030
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	R9 3900X	RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	18270
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT	R9 3900X	Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) 1605 / 1750 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	18358
AMD Radeon RX 5700	R9 3900X	Radeon RX 5700 (Desktop) 1465 / 1750 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	18402
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT	R9 3900X	Radeon RX 5600 XT (Desktop) 6 GB	16 GB	18490
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	R9 3900X	GeForce GTX 1650 (Desktop) 4 GB	16 GB	18551
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	R9 3900X	NVIDIA Titan RTX 1350 / 7000 MHz 24 GB	16 GB	18585
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2060 Super	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop) 1470 / 1750 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	18616
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2080 Ti EX	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) 1350 / 1750 MHz 11 GB	16 GB	18715
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop) 1650 / 1937 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	18932
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	R9 3900X	GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop) 1530 / 14000 MHz 6 GB	16 GB	18934
MSI RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) 1350 / 1755 MHz 11 GB	16 GB	18950
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop) 1470 / 1750 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	18981
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	R9 3900X	GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop) 1530 / 8000 MHz 6 GB	16 GB	18995
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop) 1605 / 1750 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	19045
Nvidia Titan X (Pascal)	R9 3900X	Titan X Pascal 1418 / 5005 MHz 12 GB	16 GB	19065
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2070 Super Work The Frames	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop) 1605 / 7000 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	19080
Zotac GeForce GT 1030	R9 3900X	GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) 1630 / 945 MHz 2 GB	16 GB	19084
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity	R9 3900X	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB		19423

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS OC	R9 3900X	GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Desktop) 1500 / 6000 MHz 6 GB	16 GB	0
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS OC	R9 3900X	GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Desktop) 1500 / 6000 MHz 6 GB	16 GB	11457
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	R9 3900X	NVIDIA Titan RTX 1350 / 7000 MHz 24 GB	16 GB	11700
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop) 1470 / 1750 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	11825
XFX AMD Radeon RX 590 OC+ 8 GB	R9 3900X	Radeon RX 590 1600 / 2000 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	11858
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2080 Ti EX	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) 1350 / 1750 MHz 11 GB	16 GB	11862
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	R9 3900X	RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	11880
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	R9 3900X	GeForce GTX 1650 (Desktop) 4 GB	16 GB	11890
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2060 Super	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop) 1470 / 1750 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	11902
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	R9 3900X	GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop) 1530 / 8000 MHz 6 GB	16 GB	11923
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT	R9 3900X	Radeon RX 5600 XT (Desktop) 6 GB	16 GB	11927
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop) 1605 / 1750 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	11983
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop) 1650 / 1937 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	12009
MSI RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) 1350 / 1755 MHz 11 GB	16 GB	12015
Nvidia Titan X (Pascal)	R9 3900X	Titan X Pascal 1418 / 5005 MHz 12 GB	16 GB	12064
AMD Radeon RX 5700	R9 3900X	Radeon RX 5700 (Desktop) 1465 / 1750 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	12129
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT	R9 3900X	Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) 1605 / 1750 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	12197
KFA2 GeForce RTX 2070 Super Work The Frames	R9 3900X	GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop) 1605 / 7000 MHz 8 GB	16 GB	12197
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity	R9 3900X	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB		12484

AMD Ryzen processors at a glance

Processor Benchmarks

The Ryzen 9 3900X - CB R15 Multi 64Bit loop

Gaming Performance

Ryzen 9 3900X & Radeon RX Vega 64

Ryzen 9 3900X & Radeon RX 5700 XT

Application Performance

Power Consumption

Overclocking

Pros

Cons

Verdict

Benchmarks

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