Athlon 3000G vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
19.90
+606%
Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.82

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 outperforms Athlon 3000G by a whopping 606% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2801672
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.27
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9AMD Athlon
Power efficiency28.977.63
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)21 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Athlon 3000G 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads244
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache768 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2?
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Athlon 3000G 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket AM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
PowerNow-+
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB?
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data6

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 PRO 3900 19.90
+606%
Athlon 3000G 2.82

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 PRO 3900 31616
+605%
Athlon 3000G 4484

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 PRO 3900 1679
+75.6%
Athlon 3000G 956

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 PRO 3900 9099
+365%
Athlon 3000G 1958

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.90 2.82
Recency 30 September 2019 21 November 2019
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 has a 605.7% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 3000G in performance tests.


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