Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	251	444
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.40
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	30 September 2019 (4 years ago)	30 September 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price	no data	$1550

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	32 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	74 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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	Socket AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 by 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.44	14.82
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16

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