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    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
    AMD Socket TR4DESKTOP
    2900 MHz / Cores: 64 / Feb 2020
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3800 MHz / Cores: 12 / Dec 2019
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
      232%
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
      100%
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
      103%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
      368%
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 268% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

    155 watts lower power draw.
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990XAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    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

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990XAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsAMD Zen 2
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Quad-channelvsDDR4
    CodenameMatissevsZen 2
    Release DateFeb 2020vsDec 2019

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990XAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Cores64vs12
    Threads128vs24
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990XAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    L1 Cache96K (per core)vs96K (per core)
    L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512K (per core)
    L3 Cache128MBvs64MB

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990XAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    SocketAMD Socket TR4vsAMD Socket AM4
    Max Case Temp95°Cvsunknown
    PackagesTRX4vs
    Die Size74mm²vsunknown
    Process7 nmvs7 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990XAMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Cpu Frequency2900 MHzvs3800 MHz
    Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs4600 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    VoltageN/Avsvariable
    TDP280 Wvs125 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
      4816 points
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
      5152 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
      253603 points
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
      62307 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X (simulated)
      199.71
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
      206

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X (simulated)
      11631.35
    • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
      3159

    points - higher is better

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