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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 366 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $295.0 vs $399.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $1.1 vs $1.48 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 1% better in Lost Ark than Ryzen 7 3800X - 269 vs 267 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 24 vs 16 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Ryzen 9 3900XT
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
153 FPS
$11.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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156 FPS
$14.73/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,298
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159 FPS
$10.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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