Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 vs Ryzen 9 3900X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking275not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.73no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Snapdragon X
Power efficiency15.53no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Oryon
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 Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache64 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm4 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X and Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 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
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)125 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100. 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 Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100. 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/sno data

Pros & cons summary


Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 9 3900X has 100% more threads.

Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, on the other hand, has a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 3900X and Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 3900X is a desktop processor while Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 is a notebook one.


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