AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
  • Cores: 12
  • L3 cache: 64MB (shared)
  • TDP: 105 W
  • Transistor size: 7 nm
Ryzen 9 3900X - desktop processor produced by Amd for socket AM4 that has 12 cores and 24 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3800 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 4600 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 64 MB. Please note that this chip doesn’t have integrated graphics.

Review

Single-Core Performance
48
Multi-Core Performance
44
Power Efficiency
52
Integrated Graphics
n/a
NanoReview Final Score
48
Compare AMD Ryzen 9 3900X with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
74
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
982
Cinebench Scores - 159th place

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1699
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10470
File compression 872.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 104.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 209.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 299.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 144.4 pages/sec
Background blur 41.1 images/sec
Photo processing 75.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 24.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 801 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2703
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
32492
Integer math 99.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 58.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 213M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 48.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 28.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 448.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1782 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 29.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 17216 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
278.98

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 99.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 309.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.66 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-08 (Heliosgt)Cinebench 202476 / 1081
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-11 (Ethan)Cinebench 202469 / 778
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 (Amara)Cinebench 202475 / 986
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-16 (LegendryDrifter)GeekBench1821 / 11106
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-16 (LegendryDrifter)Cinebench 202479 / 1054
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-17 (Vlad)Cinebench 202470 / 504
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-11 (meontechno)Cinebench 202474 / 982
πŸ“˜ 2024-08-03 (Jesse)Cinebench 202471 / 965

Specifications

Ryzen 9 3900X technical specifications

General

Vendor Amd
Released July 7, 2019
Type Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU No
Intel Equivalent - Intel Core i9 9900K
Successor - AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking - 126th place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12
P-Threads 24
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12
Total Threads 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

Package

Transistors 3.8 billions
Fabrication Process 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 105 W
Socket AM4
Peak Temperature 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking - 121st place

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 3900X official page
PCI Express Version 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

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