AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD A8-9600
Summary
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
749%
AMD A8-9600
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
285%
AMD A8-9600
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
1213%
AMD A8-9600
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 185% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 1113% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 649% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD A8-9600 |
| 60 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | AMD Excavator |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen 2 | vs | Bristol Ridge |
| Release Date | Dec 2019 | vs | Sep 2016 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| Cores | 12 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Radeon R7 |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 64MB | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | AMD A8-9600 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3800 MHz | vs | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4600 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 125 W | vs | 65 W |
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
5152 points
AMD A8-9600
2346 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
62307 points
AMD A8-9600
7443 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
3159
AMD A8-9600 (simulated)
260.24
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
206
AMD A8-9600 (simulated)
72.05
points - higher is better