Ryzen 7 5700GE vs Ryzen 9 3900X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 3900X
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
20.53
+45.4%
Ryzen 7 5700GE
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.12

Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Ryzen 7 5700GE by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 5700GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking274520
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.67no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency15.5438.18
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Zen 3
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$499no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 5700GE 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache96K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache64 MB16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm7 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 5700GE 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 5700GE. 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 7 5700GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 5700GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon Vega 8

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 20.53
+45.4%
Ryzen 7 5700GE 14.12

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 32610
+45.4%
Ryzen 7 5700GE 22431

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 1710
Ryzen 7 5700GE 1999
+16.9%

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 9941
+41.5%
Ryzen 7 5700GE 7023

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.53 14.12
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900X has a 45.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 7 5700GE, on the other hand, has 257.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 3900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 5700GE in performance tests.


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