Ryzen AI 9 365 vs Ryzen 9 3900X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 3900X
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
20.54
+14.9%
Ryzen AI 9 365
2024
10 cores / 20 threads, 28 Watt
17.87

Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Ryzen AI 9 365 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen AI 9 365 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking269342
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.87no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency15.5560.40
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Strix Point (2024)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)July 2024 (recently)
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 AI 9 365 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2420
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm4 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen AI 9 365 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
SocketAM4FP8
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen AI 9 365. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen AI 9 365 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen AI 9 365. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 880M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen AI 9 365.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 20.54
+14.9%
Ryzen AI 9 365 17.87

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 32619
+14.9%
Ryzen AI 9 365 28388

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 9 3900X 6019
Ryzen AI 9 365 8446
+40.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 9 3900X 45539
+0.2%
Ryzen AI 9 365 45453

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 9 3900X 14889
+3.7%
Ryzen AI 9 365 14361

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 9 3900X 2.69
+149%
Ryzen AI 9 365 6.7

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 9 3900X 34
+9.9%
Ryzen AI 9 365 31

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 9 3900X 3049
+26.9%
Ryzen AI 9 365 2403

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 3900X 207
Ryzen AI 9 365 298
+44%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 3900X 2.36
Ryzen AI 9 365 3.55
+50.4%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 9 3900X 10.8
Ryzen AI 9 365 12.6
+16.7%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 9 3900X 147
+51.9%
Ryzen AI 9 365 97

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 9 3900X 268
+3.4%
Ryzen AI 9 365 259

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 9 3900X 7534
Ryzen AI 9 365 11937
+58.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 3900X 10498
Ryzen AI 9 365 11304
+7.7%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 3900X 162
Ryzen AI 9 365 232
+42.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 3900X 1250
Ryzen AI 9 365 2080
+66.4%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 3900X 5316
Ryzen AI 9 365 5970
+12.3%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 3900X 80935
+43.5%
Ryzen AI 9 365 56413

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 3900X 225
Ryzen AI 9 365 322
+43.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.54 17.87
Physical cores 12 10
Threads 24 20
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900X has a 14.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads.

Ryzen AI 9 365, on the other hand, has a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 346.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 3900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen AI 9 365 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 3900X is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 9 365 is a notebook one.


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