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MSRP in USD: $499
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MSRP in USD: $399
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 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 7 3800X - 154 vs 153 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $295.0 vs $399.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $1.93 vs $2.59 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 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 9 3900XT or Ryzen 7 3800X
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
102 FPS
$17.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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105 FPS
$21.89/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,298
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108 FPS
$15.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,679
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