M3-8100Y vs Ryzen 9 3900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900 and M3-8100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	258	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.88	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)	Intel Core M3
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	24 September 2019 (4 years ago)	28 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$281
Current price	$403	$455 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900 and M3-8100Y 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	64 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Die size	2x 74 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	7,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900 and M3-8100Y 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	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and M3-8100Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	128 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	29.861 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Intel UHD Graphics 615

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	10

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 September 2019	28 August 2018
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	5 Watt

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