Ryzen 5 3600X vs Ryzen 9 3900
Description
Both models 3600X and 3900 are based on Zen 2 architecture.
Zen 2 is fabricated on the 7nm process from TSMC and it’s the third generation of Zen CPUs. It comes with 64kB of L1 cache and 512kB of L2 cache per core. Zen 2 CPUs are divided into 3 categories: Matisse (desktop), Rome (Server) and Castle Peak (high-end desktop).
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600X gets a score of 376.2 k points while the 3900 gets 687.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 3900 is 1.8 times faster than the 3600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Zen 2 is fabricated on the 7nm process from TSMC and it’s the third generation of Zen CPUs. It comes with 64kB of L1 cache and 512kB of L2 cache per core. Zen 2 CPUs are divided into 3 categories: Matisse (desktop), Rome (Server) and Castle Peak (high-end desktop).
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600X gets a score of 376.2 k points while the 3900 gets 687.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 3900 is 1.8 times faster than the 3600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
870f10
870f10
Core
Matisse
Matisse
Base frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
AM4
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/12
12/24
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
12x512 kB
Cache L3
2x16384 kB
4x16384 kB
Date
July 2019
September 2019
Mean monothread perf.
69.9k points
74.97k points
Mean multithread perf.
376.22k points
687.5k points
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
3600X
3900
Test#1 (Integers)
16.21k
16.85k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
22.99k
26.03k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.76k
9.54k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.94k
22.55k (x1.03)
TOTAL
69.9k
74.97k (x1.07)
Multithread
3600X
3900
Test#1 (Integers)
121.94k
229.41k (x1.88)
Test#2 (FP)
153.22k
292.81k (x1.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.74k
128.48k (x1.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
33.31k
36.8k (x1.1)
TOTAL
376.22k
687.5k (x1.83)
Performance/W
3600X
3900
Test#1 (Integers)
1284 points/W
3529 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1613 points/W
4505 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
713 points/W
1977 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
351 points/W
566 points/W
TOTAL
3960 points/W
10577 points/W
Performance/GHz
3600X
3900
Test#1 (Integers)
3685 points/GHz
3920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5225 points/GHz
6054 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1991 points/GHz
2218 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4986 points/GHz
5243 points/GHz
TOTAL
15887 points/GHz
17435 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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