AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i7-990X

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket AM4 Intel Socket 1366
Foundry TSMC Intel
Process size 7 nm 32 nm
Transistors 3,800 million 1,170 million
Die size 74 mm² 239 mm²
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA10
tCaseMax 95°C

Performance

Frequency 3.9 GHz 3.466 GHz
Turbo clock up to 4.7 GHz up to 3.733 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 133 MHz
Multiplier 39.0x 26.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes Yes
TDP 105 W 130 W
FP32 2,707.2 GFLOPS
Voltage 1.375 V

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status Active End-of-life
Release date Jul 7th, 2020 Feb 24th, 2011
Generation Ryzen 9 Core i7
Part unknown SLBVZ
Memory support DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 Triple-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 4 Gen 2
Codename Matisse 2 Gulftown

Cores

Total Cores 12 6
Total Threads 24 12
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 512K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 64MB 12MB (shared)

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked base clock multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. This processor comes with an unlocked FSB multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. It is branded under the Extreme Edition label.

Features & Technologies

AES Yes
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
AVX Yes
AVX2 Yes
BMI1 Yes
BMI2 Yes
EVP Yes
F16C Yes
FMA3 Yes
HTT Yes
Intel 64 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
Precision Boost 2 Yes
SHA Yes
SMAP Yes
SMEP Yes
SMT Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.1 Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSE4A Yes
SSSE3 Yes
XFR 2 Yes

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