Ryzen 9 3900X vs Ryzen Threadripper 1930X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1930X and Ryzen 9 3900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data21.75
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data15.55
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release dateno data7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1930X and Ryzen 9 3900X 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)
Threadsno data24
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache32768 KB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1930X and Ryzen 9 3900X 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSP3r2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1930X and Ryzen 9 3900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1930X and Ryzen 9 3900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1930X and Ryzen 9 3900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 9 3900X has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1930X and Ryzen 9 3900X. We've got no test results to judge.


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