Ryzen 9 3900X vs Opteron 3380
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Opteron 3380 by a whopping 647% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1963 | 378 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 17.81 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Power efficiency | 4.07 | 15.82 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Delhi (2012−2013) | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 4 December 2012 (12 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Opteron 3380 and Ryzen 9 3900X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 19,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 3380 and Ryzen 9 3900X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM3+ | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 3380 and Ryzen 9 3900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 3380 and Ryzen 9 3900X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 3380 and Ryzen 9 3900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 3380 and Ryzen 9 3900X.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.47 | 18.45 |
| Recency | 4 December 2012 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Opteron 3380 has 92.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 3900X, on the other hand, has a 647% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 3380 in performance tests.
Be aware that Opteron 3380 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 3900X is a desktop one.
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