Ryzen 9 3900X vs Pentium N4200

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N4200
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.37
Ryzen 9 3900X
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
20.54
+1399%

Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Pentium N4200 by a whopping 1399% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N4200 and Ryzen 9 3900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2229269
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data20.87
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency21.6115.55
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date1 September 2016 (8 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N4200 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N4200 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1296AM4
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200 and Ryzen 9 3900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium N4200 and Ryzen 9 3900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N4200 and Ryzen 9 3900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
VT-i-no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N4200 and Ryzen 9 3900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR3, DDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 505-
Max video memory8 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency750 MHz-
Execution Units18-
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N4200 and Ryzen 9 3900X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N4200 and Ryzen 9 3900X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+-
OpenGL+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200 and Ryzen 9 3900X.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium N4200 1.37
Ryzen 9 3900X 20.54
+1399%

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.

Pentium N4200 2173
Ryzen 9 3900X 32619
+1401%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium N4200 275
Ryzen 9 3900X 1710
+522%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium N4200 720
Ryzen 9 3900X 9948
+1282%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium N4200 1653
Ryzen 9 3900X 6019
+264%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium N4200 5217
Ryzen 9 3900X 45539
+773%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium N4200 2636
Ryzen 9 3900X 14889
+465%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium N4200 22.58
Ryzen 9 3900X 2.69
+739%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium N4200 2
Ryzen 9 3900X 34
+1521%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium N4200 163
Ryzen 9 3900X 3049
+1771%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pentium N4200 52
Ryzen 9 3900X 207
+298%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Pentium N4200 0.65
Ryzen 9 3900X 2.36
+263%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Pentium N4200 1.4
Ryzen 9 3900X 10.8
+668%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Pentium N4200 12
Ryzen 9 3900X 147
+1123%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Pentium N4200 60
Ryzen 9 3900X 268
+346%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Pentium N4200 944
Ryzen 9 3900X 7534
+698%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.37 20.54
Recency 1 September 2016 7 July 2019
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium N4200 has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 3900X, on the other hand, has a 1399.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 3900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N4200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N4200 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 3900X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N4200 and Ryzen 9 3900X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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