AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 12 Cores and 24 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]

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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: NA

Overall Rank:
323rd fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
738th fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
97th fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

32580

Single Thread Rating

2705

Samples: 14625*
*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	99,754 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	58,475 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	214 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	48,377 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	28,615 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	449,149 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,801 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	29,234 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,705 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$360.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,754
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,498
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,580
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,197
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,634
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.43
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		101.30
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.35
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		2,705
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2513533 - Mar 28 2025		33322
BL2513396 - Mar 28 2025		32653
BL2512809 - Mar 27 2025		34109
BL5090383 - Mar 27 2025		32452
BL2511638 - Mar 27 2025		32603

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,580
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		38,661 (+18.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,605 (+0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		30,692 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i9-10920X @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		26,088 (-19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		39,051 (+19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		31,366 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i9-10940X @ 3.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		27,824 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,408 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		30,154 (-7.4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		25,202 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		25,082 (-23.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		34,197 (+5.0%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,856
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,825
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,530
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,292
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		4,049

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