AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Good for Gaming?

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 12 Threads: 24

Typical TDP: 105 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 12 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 148.40

Overall Rank:
262nd fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
610th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
79th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $219.99 USD (2024-07-11)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

32646

Single Thread Rating

2707

Samples: 13278*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 31,909
Thread: 2,940

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Integer Math	99,992 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	58,554 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	215 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	48,554 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	28,671 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	449,459 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,811 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	29,257 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,707 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$499.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$219.99 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Skytech Prism II Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8GHz, RTX 3090 24GB, 32GB 3600mhz RGB Memory, 1TB Gen4 SSD, 360mm AIO	$2999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Reatan Alloy 9 Mini Gaming PC AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 1TB SSD 32GB DDR5 5600 MHz RAM,Desktop Mini Computers Windows 11 pro,Radeon 780M Graphics,2.5Gbps LAN, HDMI 2.1, 8K USB 4.0 Wi-Fi 6E/BT5.3	$709.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MINISFORUM UM690S Mini PC AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX(8C/16T, up to 4.9GHz) Windows 11 Home Small PC, 32GB RAM 1TB SSD, 2xHDMI(4K), 1xUSB4(8K) Output, Radeon 680M Graphics 2.5G LAN Dual Fans Small Form Factor	$407.92 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS AH-380 AIO Liquid Cooled Gaming PC (AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 1TB NVMe Gen4 M.2, Wifi, Win 10 Home) AHB2-B550-A38-LCS	$2906.77 (www.amazon.com)
	Adamant Custom 12-Core Liquid Cooled 3D Modelling SolidWorks CAD Workstation Computer AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7GHz X570 64Gb DDR4 RAM 4TB HDD 500Gb SSD 600W WIN11 Wi-Fi Bluetooth AMD WX 7100	$2099.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,646
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		148.40
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		2,707
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2145292 - Jul 14 2024		32071
BL2145283 - Jul 14 2024 [Excluded]		18302
BL2145270 - Jul 14 2024		31437
BL2144747 - Jul 14 2024		34170
BL2144051 - Jul 13 2024		32978

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,646
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		39,156 (+19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		27,879 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		25,285 (-22.5%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		24,621 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		38,064 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		37,847 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		34,404 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		31,986 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		30,787 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		30,645 (-6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		28,505 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		27,725 (-15.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		3,682

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