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Ryzen 7 3700X vs Ryzen 9 3900X


Description
Both models 3700X and 3900X 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 3700X gets a score of 483.5 k points while the 3900X gets 756.3 k points.

Summarizing, the 3900X is 1.6 times faster than the 3700X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
870f10
870f10
Core
Matisse
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
AM4
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/16
12/24
TDP
65 W
105 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
12x512 kB
Cache L3
32768 kB
4x16384 kB
Date
July 2019
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
74.35k points
72.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
483.47k points
756.3k 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
3700X
3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
16.77k
16.73k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
26.29k
24.74k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.79k
8.82k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.51k
22.22k (x0.99)
TOTAL
74.35k
72.51k (x0.98)

Multithread

3700X

3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
167.94k
248.24k (x1.48)
Test#2 (FP)
209.85k
309.66k (x1.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
94.41k
140.01k (x1.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.27k
58.39k (x5.18)
TOTAL
483.47k
756.3k (x1.56)

Performance/W
3700X
3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
2584 points/W
2364 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3228 points/W
2949 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1452 points/W
1333 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
173 points/W
556 points/W
TOTAL
7438 points/W
7203 points/W

Performance/GHz
3700X
3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
3811 points/GHz
3638 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5976 points/GHz
5377 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1997 points/GHz
1917 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5115 points/GHz
4831 points/GHz
TOTAL
16898 points/GHz
15763 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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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