Ryzen 3 3200G vs Ryzen 9 3900X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Ryzen 3 3200G by a whopping 358% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 3 3200G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 291 | 1379 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 39 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 20.98 | 8.90 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 9 | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 15.47 | 6.49 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) | 12 June 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 9 3900X has 136% better value for money than Ryzen 3 3200G.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 3 3200G 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 19,200 million | 4940 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 3 3200G 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 3 3200G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 3 3200G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 3 3200G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon Vega 8 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 3 3200G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.31 | 4.43 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 9 3900X has a 358.5% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 3 3200G, on the other hand, has 61.5% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 3 3200G in performance tests.
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