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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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Der AMD Ryzen 9 3900X ist ein Desktop-Prozessor der Matisse Serie mit 12-Kernen und Hyperthreading (SMT), weshalb dieser 24 Threads gleichzeitig verarbeiten kann. Mit dem Launch am 07.07.2019 ist der Ryzen 9 3900X der schnellste Ryzen 9 Prozessor und mit 105 Watt TDP spezifiziert. Bis zur endgültigen Verfügbarkeit des Ryzen 9 3950X bleibt der Ryzen 9 3900X allerdings das Topmodell, denn der Ryzen 9 3950X soll erst im September 2019 folgen und insgesamt 16 Kerne bieten. 

Der Ryzen 9 3900X taktet mit 3,8 GHz Basistakt und kann per Turbo auf bis zu 4,6 GHz takten. Bei Last aller 12 Kerne erreicht der Ryzen 9 3900X maximal 4,3 GHz. Dank des Precision Boost 2 kann der Takt auf einem höheren Level gehalten werden, wie wir es schon von Zen+ her kennen.

Die Leistung des AMD Ryzen 9 3900X ist durchweg bei allen Anwendungen hervorragend. Vor allem bei Multi-Thread-Anwendungen kann hier der native 12-Kerner seine Stärken ausspielen und kann es sogar mit einem AMD Threadripper 1950X aufnehmen.

Die vier CCX-Cluster bestehend aus jeweils 4 CPU-Kernen, von denen jeweils drei aktiv sind befinden sich in zwei CCD-Packages (je 3 Kerne mit eigenem 16 MByte L3 Cache). Ein CCD-Package ist genau 74 mm² groß und wird im neuen 7 nm Verfahren bei TSMC gefertigt. Bei den beiden Ryzen-9-Prozessoren befinden sich zwei dieser CCD-Einheiten unter dem Heatspreader. Der I/O-Die ist separiert und kommt im mit der älteren 12 nm Strukturbreite daher, welcher weiterhin von Gobalfoundries gefertigt. 

Bei Spielen kann der AMD Ryzen 9 3900X dank der verbesserten IPC überzeugen. Schlussendlich kommt es jedoch immer auf die Unterstützung der Spiele an. Wer nur Spielen möchte, ist gut beraten sich den AMD Ryzen 7 3700X genauer anzuschauen. Wer jedoch gleichzeitig Streamen oder Videos bearbeiten möchte, für diejenigen ist der Ryzen 9 3900X die bessere Wahl. 

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

► remove from comparison AMD R7 5700X

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is a desktop processor with 8 cores and simultaneous multithreading (SMT), which means it can process 16 threads simultaneously. In April 2022, AMD presented the Ryzen 7 5700X, a new 8-core processor that is very similar to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. However, due to the lower TDP, there are no restrictions on the clock frequency. Nevertheless, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X reaches up to 4.6 GHz in boost, which is only 100 MHz less than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. However, the base clock drops significantly to 3.4 GHz.

The performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is consistently excellent in all applications. The native 8-core can really show off its strengths, especially in multi-threaded applications, although the single-core performance has also been significantly improved compared to the older Zen 2 architecture.

The internal structure of the processor is similar to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. The CCX modules are also connected to each other via the I/O die, which we already know from Zen2. However, according to AMD, the Infinity Fabric should now achieve clock rates of up to 2 GHz, which in turn enables a RAM clock rate of 4,000 MHz without any loss of performance.

In terms of manufacturing processes, AMD also relies on TSCM for the 7nm production of the CPU cores in the Vermeer processors, although the I/O die is still supplied in 12 nm by Globalfoundries.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is impressive in gaming thanks to the significantly improved IPC compared to Zen2. In terms of power consumption, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X impresses with its low TDP of just 65 watts. This means that the processor can also be operated with a compact air cooler without any problems. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is operated with a TDP of 105 watts.

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 3900XAMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CodenameMatisse (Zen 2)Vermeer (Zen 3)
SeriesAMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)AMD Vermeer (Ryzen 5000)
Series: Vermeer (Ryzen 5000) Vermeer (Zen 3)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X compare3.5 - 4.7 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X « 3.8 - 4.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 compare3.1 - 4.3 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT compare3.9 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X compare3.6 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X compare3.8 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 compare3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X compare3.4 - 4.9 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X compare3.8 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X « 3.4 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X compare3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock3800 - 4600 MHz3400 - 4600 MHz
L1 Cache768 KB512 KB
L2 Cache6 MB4 MB
L3 Cache64 MB32 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 248 / 16
TDP105 Watt65 Watt
Technology7 nm7 nm
max. Temp.95 °C90 °C
SocketAM4 (LGA1331)1331
FeaturesDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
Architecturex86x86
$499 U.S.$299 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
Die Size2 x 74 sq. mm; I/O = 125 sq. mm mm2

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 3900X
34.8 pt (58%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 5700X
37.8 pt (63%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
19000 Points (18%)
13184 Points (12%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1370 Points (58%)
1499 Points (63%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 504     avg: 512     median: 514 (56%)     max: 519 Points
595 Points (65%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 6882     avg: 6952     median: 6910 (17%)     max: 7065 Points
5405 Points (13%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3018     avg: 3057     median: 3049 (19%)     max: 3104 Points
2329 Points (15%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 202.9     avg: 206.3     median: 207 (57%)     max: 209 Points
253 Points (70%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 33.44     avg: 33.9     median: 33.9 (44%)     max: 34.31 Points
26.5 Points (34%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.35     avg: 2.4     median: 2.4 (56%)     max: 2.36 Points
2.9 Points (70%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5992     avg: 6019     median: 6018.5 (36%)     max: 6045 Points
6527 Points (39%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 45047     avg: 45539     median: 45539 (33%)     max: 46031 Points
42876 Points (31%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 76051     avg: 76666     median: 76666 (49%)     max: 77281 Points
74898 Points (48%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 10352     avg: 10418     median: 10417.5 (13%)     max: 10483 Points
12419 Points (15%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 57.5     avg: 64.9     median: 64.9 (1%)     max: 72.2 s
89.6 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 2.564     avg: 2.7     median: 2.7 (1%)     max: 2.811 s
3.4 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 7529     avg: 7534     median: 7534 (12%)     max: 7539 Points
12478 Points (20%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 76732     avg: 79929     median: 80935 (46%)     max: 82119 MIPS
65777 MIPS (38%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5185     avg: 5345     median: 5316 (63%)     max: 5533 MIPS
6522 MIPS (77%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
147 fps (4%)
134.7 fps (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
267.5 fps (7%)
305 fps (8%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 20.6     avg: 20.8     median: 20.8 (36%)     max: 20.9 fps
17.1 fps (30%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.7 GB/s (50%)
1.2 GB/s (35%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.9 GB/s (50%)
1.9 GB/s (33%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 10.6     avg: 10.8     median: 10.8 (28%)     max: 10.9 GB/s
13.4 GB/s (35%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
374 Seconds (5%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 161.7     avg: 163.6     median: 162.3 (1%)     max: 166.8 Seconds
221 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.534     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (12%)     max: 0.542 sec
0.5 sec (10%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 14310     avg: 14803     median: 14889 (32%)     max: 14948 Points
14862 Points (32%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.1 s (2%)
9.5 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
19.8 s (1%)
20.4 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
511 s (2%)
460.7 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 67309     avg: 68033     median: 68132 (52%)     max: 68694 Points
77709 Points (60%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 18030     avg: 18763     median: 18932 (47%)     max: 19423 Points
20010 Points (49%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 73712     avg: 75420     median: 75582 (61%)     max: 76230 Points
90009 Points (73%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 74027     avg: 75640     median: 75774.5 (61%)     max: 76405 Points
90305 Points (73%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 75265     avg: 76737     median: 76898 (62%)     max: 78314 Points
92849 Points (75%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 16219     avg: 17989     median: 18192.5 (46%)     max: 18441 Points
20598 Points (52%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 27809     avg: 28863     median: 28975 (52%)     max: 29484 Points
27800 Points (50%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 0     avg: 11332     median: 11923 (50%)     max: 12484 Points
10432 Points (44%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
1765 Points (44%)
2186 Points (55%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
10929 Points (42%)
9331 Points (36%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
2100 Points (67%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
9252 Points (38%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1223     avg: 1250     median: 1250 (47%)     max: 1275 Points
1647 Points (63%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6372     avg: 9556     median: 10498 (19%)     max: 10854 Points
9353 Points (17%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1247     avg: 1262     median: 1247 (5%)     max: 1293 Points
1587 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11135     avg: 11252     median: 11135 (35%)     max: 11485 Points
9214 Points (29%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5575     avg: 5712     median: 5680 (57%)     max: 5880 Points
6928 Points (69%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 42241     avg: 43190     median: 43350 (42%)     max: 43978 Points
37730 Points (37%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
727 ms (1%)
579 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
236 Points (65%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
225 Points (40%)
310 Points (56%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1423 Points (53%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 193.6     avg: 202.1     median: 202.1 (35%)     max: 210.6 Watt
185.9 Watt (32%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 214.6     avg: 221.9     median: 221.9 (40%)     max: 229.2 Watt
155.2 Watt (28%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
40.9 Watt (27%)
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
15 Points per Watt (11%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 3900X → 100% n=47

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 5700X → 103% n=47

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