A6-9400 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and A6-9400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	205	2037
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.85	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Power efficiency	21.98	2.49
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	11 June 2019 (5 years ago)	16 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and A6-9400 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	160K
L2 cache	8 MB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	64 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	28 nm
Die size	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2	250 mm2
Number of transistors	19,200 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and A6-9400 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
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and A6-9400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and A6-9400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and A6-9400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Radeon R5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and A6-9400.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	24.85	1.74
Recency	11 June 2019	16 March 2019
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	32	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

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