AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 9 3900X
Aug 12, 2019
5 minutes
Chris Szewczyk
“Topping the range are the Ryzen 93900X and 3950X. These models pack 12 and 16 cores into a very respectable 105WTDP.”
Back when first generation Ryzen CPUs launched, we lauded their newfound competitiveness, particularly under highly threaded workloads. Power efficiency was also strong, but it lacked that bit of single-threaded performance that kept Intel in the overall lead. 2nd generation Ryzen closed that gap, but only a tiny bit. Now we have 3rd generation Ryzen. It’s just as important for AMD and the market as the first generation was. If the first generation was laying a foundation, then third generation is more like the culmination. Straight up, Ryzen 3 is the real deal and it brings AMD to a level of competitiveness not seen since the Athlon 64 glory days.
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