Ryzen 9 3900X vs Ryzen 9 5980HX specs and performance
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 3900X performs better than the Ryzen 9 5980HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 9 5980HX in all gaming tests too.
When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen 9 3900X has significantly more cores with 12 cores compared to the Ryzen 9 5980HX that has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 9 5980HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 3900X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 9 5980HX. The Ryzen 9 5980HX outputs less heat than Ryzen 9 3900X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 9 3900X has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 9 5980HX. The Ryzen 9 3900X also has significantly more L3 cache.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 3900X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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