Ryzen 9 3900XT vs E2-3000

Primary details

Comparing E2-3000 and Ryzen 9 3900XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	268
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	24.87
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD E-Series	AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency	no data	18.54
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Matisse 2 (2020)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	16 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

E2-3000 and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	24
Base clock speed	no data	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.65 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	768 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	6 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	64 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	246 mm2	74 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	3,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on E2-3000 and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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
Socket	FT3	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3000 and Ryzen 9 3900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3000 and Ryzen 9 3900XT are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3000 and Ryzen 9 3900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8280	-
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E2-3000 and Ryzen 9 3900XT integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E2-3000 and Ryzen 9 3900XT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	-
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-3000 and Ryzen 9 3900XT.

PCIe version

2.0

4.0

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	16 June 2020
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	24
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	105 Watt

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