AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Good for Gaming?

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 12 Threads: 24

Typical TDP: 105 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 12 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 82.67

Overall Rank: 249

Last Price Change: $395.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

32656

Single Thread Rating: 2707
Samples: 13083*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 31,909
Thread: 2,940

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Integer Math	100,017 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	58,560 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	215 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	48,609 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	28,677 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	449,438 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,813 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	29,257 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,707 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$395.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Skytech Prism II Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8GHz, RTX 3090 24GB, 32GB 3600mhz RGB Memory, 1TB Gen4 SSD, 360mm AIO	$2999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Reatan Alloy 9 Mini Gaming PC AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 1TB SSD 32GB DDR5 5600 MHz RAM,Desktop Mini Computers Windows 11 pro,Radeon 780M Graphics,2.5Gbps LAN, HDMI 2.1, 8K USB 4.0 Wi-Fi 6E/BT5.3	$729.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MINISFORUM UM690S Mini PC AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX(8C/16T, up to 4.9GHz) Windows 11 Home Small PC, 32GB RAM 1TB SSD, 2xHDMI(4K), 1xUSB4(8K) Output, Radeon 680M Graphics 2.5G LAN Dual Fans Small Form Factor	$463.92 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY S5 Mini PC Ryzen 7 8 Core 16 Thread Micro PC 5800H（Up to 4.4GHz） 32G DDR4 3200Mhz+1TB PCIE3.0 NVME SSD Micro PC \| 8Core 2000MHz Output\| WiFi-6 \| BT 5.2 \| HDMI+DP+Type-C \| USB 3.2 10Gbps	$439.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,321
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,377
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,656
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,765
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,469
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.49
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.82
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.97
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.88
Intel Core i9-13900K		118.64
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		82.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.87
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		2,707
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2101741 - May 15 2024		31118
BL2101545 - May 15 2024		32122
BL2101378 - May 15 2024		32714
BL2101020 - May 14 2024		28011
BL2100943 - May 14 2024		32108

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,656
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,737 (+0.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		38,800 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		34,631 (+6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		34,360 (+5.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		30,817 (-5.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		28,290 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		26,007 (-20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		39,186 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		28,754 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		22,926 (-29.8%)
Intel Core i5-14600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		39,239 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		39,092 (+19.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,617
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,268
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,556
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,405
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,150
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,555
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,520
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		3,874

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