It appears that alongside the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD is also working on another version of the Ryzen 9 3900X CPU. According to the leak, this model is the “AMD Ryzen 9 3900“, will feature 12 cores and will support 24 threads. It’s basically, the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X without the “X”.
Furthermore, its base clock will be at 3.1Ghz and its Turbo Boost will be at 4.3Ghz. Its TDP will be at 65W and both its Cache and PCIe lanes will be similar to those of its big brother.
In other words, we’re basically looking at a slightly slower model of the 3900X. Since AMD had trouble hitting 3900X’s advertised 4.7Ghz, we’re pretty sure that the 3900 will be the best alternative option. That is of course if its price is noticeably lower than the one for the 3900X.
Regarding gaming, the 3900 will not be able to compete with the Intel i9 9900K, let alone the i9 9900KS. Most games these days favour Intel’s CPUs, mainly due to their better IPC. Moreover, we don’t expect games to be utilizing more than 8 or even 14 threads in the near future. By the time the games require more than 16 threads, there will be newer CPUs on the market from both camps.
Unfortunately, AMD has not officially revealed yet the AMD Ryzen 9 3900. As such, we don’t know whether the CPU will come out in November (alongside the Ryzen 9 3950X).
Lastly, I hope that AMD resolves its shortage issues. Right now, it’s still almost impossible to find an AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPU. Not only that, but most of these CPUs are currently overpriced. One of the benefits of AMD’s CPUs was their lower price. However, right now its actually cheaper to build an i9 9900K system. Let’s also not forget that the high prices for the new X570 motherboards.
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Regarding gaming, the 3900 will not be able to compete with the Intel i9 9900K, let alone the i9 9900KS. Most games these days favour Intel’s CPUs, mainly due to their better IPC. Moreover, we don’t expect games to be utilizing more than 8 or even 14 threads in the near future. By the time the games require more than 16 threads, there will be newer CPUs on the market from both camps.
yep, free i9 9900k from intel
and wrong too, ryzen 2 has slightly better ipc. (intel wins out in games because of the higher clockspeed)
This
That just shows how ignorant you both are. Hardwareunboxed ran ryzen and 9900 k at the same 4.0 speed and Intel tied ryzen in one game and slightly beat it in all the others. So yes when it comes to gaming ryzen is not quite at the same level clock for clock. I know it’s depressing for you AMD nuts out there they can’t accept that. And to be clear the difference is very small so you really can’t go wrong with either setup. I went with Intel because I didn’t feel like doing bios updates every freaking week and always having to make adjustments and tweaks just to have my CPU run properly.
And only if you call a 1% difference winning out.
Ppl buy strong CPU to have a future proof CPU so they have enough cpu power 4 or 5 years later….
Also what tempa you have on 100%load with the 9900k??
what i writen nedeed to be in quotes. wanted to point out johnny boy got a free i9 9900k from intel and now he eats horsefood.
Even if ryzen is like 1or 5% s lower in games i still will go for Ryzen cuz F Intel. I am rly happy with my 3600. To bad it can oc to higher clocks
“Regarding gaming, the 3900 will not be able to compete with the Intel i9
9900K, let alone the i9 9900KS. Most games these days favour Intel’s
CPUs, mainly due to their better IPC” Complete BS, AMD Ryzen gen 2 has Intel in IPC, but Intel gets away with higher clockspeeds which games seem to favor more.
Yes but for what price? AMD may be below Intel, bur they are a better choice for me, because i dont overpay for I9 or any other similiar CPU. Also i dont need to play in 4k 144fps to enjoy playing on PC.
Zen 2 has higher IPC even. It’s just that clocks are lower and the ring bus latency is still higher, unless you use very tight RAM timings.
> Regarding gaming, the 3900 will not be able to compete with the Intel i9
9900K, let alone the i9 9900KS. Most games these days favour Intel’s
CPUs, mainly due to their better IPC.
Wtf is this horsesh*t lol ?
Ryzen 3000 has BETTER IPC than Intel. What the fk are you talking about.
> Moreover, we don’t expect games to be utilizing more than 8 or even 14
threads in the near future. By the time the games require more than 16
threads, there will be newer CPUs on the market from both camps.
Oh, so tell me how 3900x is matching or beating 9900k in gaming?
Was this written by an Intel rabid fanboy?
According to this test, AMD has better IPC now.
https://www.techspot.com/article/1876-4ghz-ryzen-3rd-gen-vs-core-i9/
Better price, power, performance and IPC.
9900k is still the best CPU for gaming.
for 1080p HRR gaming only
To be honest, it’s going to be interesting to see if this chip will make it to market alongside the Ryzen 9 3950X which is also expected to land in November, or if growing demand for TSMC’s 7nm process that’s rumored to have constricted the company’s supply is going to continue to limit supplies.
12 Zen 2 cores and 24 threads in a 65W package is quite an impressive feat.
That’s a whole lot of computational grunt in such a frugal power budget, IMHO. I could certainly see several interesting use cases for this kind of chip, including compact video editing boxes for content creators on the go.
Thanks to the fact that all Ryzen CPUs are unlocked and overclockable, the Ryzen 9 3900 could also prove to be a popular discounted alternative to the Ryzen 9 3900X for those willing to tweak it to match, or at least get close to, its bigger brother’s clocks.
John, your Intel bias is showing.
“Regarding gaming, the 3900 will not be able to compete with the Intel i9 9900K, ”
Let me fix this:
Regarding gaming, with the 3900 you will not be able to tell the difference between this and the Intel i9 9900K, except at 1080p and with a $1200 GPU.
Zen 2 has better IPC by about 5% (Tested every CPU in 4GHz – google it)
ZEN2 eats i9 in MT scenarios every time.
i9 is better for gaming when You compare it will stock Zen2, when You have (like me)
1900FLCK + 3800MHz CL16 1T 32GB DDR4 (~62ns)
then i have similar 0.01% Lows at 1440p to i9, so no clear winner here IMO.
IMhO 3700X is best CPU for modern Gamer, only 300€ + MS Games, period.
Zen 2 has better IPC by about 10% (Tested every CPU in 4GHz – google it)
ZEN2 eats i9 in MT scenarios every time.
i9 is better for gaming when You compare it with stock Zen2, when You have (like me)
1900FLCK + 3800MHz CL16 1T 32GB DDR4 (~62ns)
then i have similar 0.01% Lows at 1440p to i9, so no clear winner here IMO.
IMhO 3700X is best CPU for modern Gamer, only 300€ + MS Games, period.
-> https://www.techspot.com/article/1876-4ghz-ryzen-3rd-gen-vs-core-i9/
Intel’s
CPUs, mainly due to their better IPC.
what kind of BS is this??? AMD has better IPC than intel with zen 2.. what it does not have is clocks..
JOHN< One early benchmark leaked for this CPU.
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 OCed & Benchmarked, a Record-Breaking Beast! AMD Ryzen 9 3900 Overclocked & Benchmarked, A 65W Beast
https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-9-3900-oced-benchmarked-breaks-world-records/