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The AMD Ryzen 9 3900 is newer than Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz and has comparable multi-threaded (CPU Mark) and single-thread rating. However, AMD Ryzen 9 3900 uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 581 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | |
2: Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz | |
×AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | ×Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz | + ADD | |
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Price | Search Online | $442.01 - BUY | |
Socket Type | AM4 | FCLGA2066 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Up to 4.3 GHz | Up to 4.4 GHz | |
# of Physical Cores | 12 (Threads: 24) | 16 (Threads: 32) | |
Cache | L1: 768KB, L2: 6.0MB, L3: 64MB | L1: 1,024KB, L2: 16.0MB, L3: 22MB | |
TDP | 65W | 165W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $11.86 | $30.11 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q4 2019 | Q1 2019 | |
# of Samples | 480 | 101 | |
CPU Value | 60.9 | 68.4 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 2617(0.0%) | 2595(-0.8%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 30710(0.0%) | 30254(-1.5%) |
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | 30,710 | |
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz | 30,254 | |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | 60.9 | |
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz | 68.4 | |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | 2,617 | |
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz | 2,595 | |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz | |
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Max TDP | 65W | 165W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | 0.13 | 0.33 |
Running cost per day | $0.033 | $0.083 |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | 47.5 | 120.5 |
Running cost per year | $11.86 | $30.11 |