AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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: 169.70

Overall Rank:
293rd fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
669th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
91st fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $192.21 USD (2024-11-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

32619

Single Thread Rating

2706

Samples: 13732*
*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	99,897 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	58,523 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	215 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	48,468 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	28,647 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	449,309 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,807 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	29,249 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,706 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$370.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$202.34 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	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)
	TRIGKEY AMD Ryzen 9 Mini PC 6900HX(8C,16T, Up to 4.90Hz) 16GB DDR5 500GB M.2 NVME(Max 4100MB/S) SSD S6 Mini Desktop Computer OS Pro. Micro PC Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/HDMI/DP/USB 4.0/3.2 PC Gaming	$449.98 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY S6 Pro AMD Zen3+ Ryzen 9 Mini PC, 6900HX(8C16T, Up to 4.9 GHz) Mini Desktop, Micro PC, 16GB DDR5 4800Mhz\| 500GB PCIE4.0 NVME SSD, 4K Triple Displays, WiFi 6+BT5.2, DP 144Hz+HDMI, USB4.0/3.2	$429.00 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY AMD Ryzen 7 Mini PC 5800H(8 Cores, 16 Threads) 32GB DDR4 1TB M.2 NVME(Max 3000MB/S) SSD Gaming PC S5 Mini Desktop Computers OS Pro. Micro PC Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/USB 3.2	$399.99 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY S5 Mini PC Ryzen 7 8 Core 16 Thread Micro PC 5800H（Up to 4.4GHz） 32G DDR4 3200Mhz+1TB PCIE3.0 NVME SSD Micro PC \| 8Core 2000MHz Output\| WiFi-6 \| BT 5.2 \| HDMI+DP+Type-C \| USB 3.2 10Gbps	$339.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,006
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,473
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,619
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.35
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		169.70
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		2,706
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2250082 - Nov 19 2024 [Excluded]		29463
BL2249887 - Nov 19 2024		32182
BL2249818 - Nov 19 2024		32182
BL2249522 - Nov 19 2024		32687
BL2249054 - Nov 18 2024		32113

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,619
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,666 (+0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		39,113 (+19.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		25,454 (-22.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		27,843 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		25,210 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		24,551 (-24.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		38,742 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		37,903 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		37,817 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		34,325 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		30,694 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		28,476 (-12.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,219
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,731
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,540
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,310
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		4,057

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