AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

I love this processor however mine runs hot other than that no issues for me

Awesome CPU, but buy from another retailer. Terrible experience with support.

Ero partito per comprare un nuovo Ryzen7 5800X ma, visto il prezzo e luso che ne devo fare, ho prontamente virato su questo processore. Un mostro di potenza: la presenza dei 4 cores in più si fa decisaemente sentire e mi sono di gran lunga più utili (faccio molte compilazioni ed avere 4 cores extra è una manna). Pentito di aver preso questo processore, nonostante siano presenti quelli nuovi? Nemmeno per idea. Ovviamente ha bisogno di un buon sistema di dissipazione. Nella confezione viene fornito anche il dissipatore, che ho messo via senza nemmeno aprirlo, ma è preferibile orientarsi su qualcosa di ben più consistente. Ottimo processore

Ill get to the point. Check your motherboard compatibility for the AM4 Matisse 3000 processors (I know most, if not all here already do) before dropping a sizeable amount on this beast of a processor.

I have always been an Intel user all of my life, but after my 5820k started getting a bit slow for my needs, I started looking for an upgrade. I have always thought of AMD as something that is considered to be a budget low performance build, but this has changed with the Ryzen Zen 2 architecture. I was split between either the Intel i7 9900K or this chip. Just looking at the raw performance specs for the Ryzen already shifted my attention away from Intel for the first time. The multi-core performance on this chip destroys Intels by a long shot. Sure, the single core performance is better on the Intel which means it is slightly better for gaming, but who only games on their PC? For someone like me who also works with video rendering/gaming streaming, there was only one clear winner. I have been able to throw anything at the 3900x, and it does not even struggle at all. My video render times at 4K have dropped by more than 3x. When I stream at slow preset for x264, my CPU is only using at max 20% load.

Received yesterday, installed in MSI B450 Tomahawk, replacing a 2700X. No problems whatsoever with installation (I did update the BIOS first). DDR is 4 x CMK16GX4M2B3000C15, which I could only get stable up to 2800MHz with 2700X. With 3900X, memory is stable at 3000 MHz. Compile speed for Linux kernel: 10m39s vs. 23m23s with Ryzen 2700X. This CPU is amazing!

Yes I like this processor. No I cant really challenge it without massive multitasking and rendering.

When purchased this was the highest end consumer CPU you get buy and the performances shows. Stock cooler is great and even with heady motion graphics and video editing I have no issues.

What can i say, best bang for the buck in the high end market. Holy crap this thing is FAST.

Even with a noctua cooler on it, it can get pretty hot on default settings. I used Ryzen Master to lock the volts a bit lower, and got the cores locked at 4250 it runs more stable and steady now. Ran an iray render in CPU mode for hours with no crash, on default it would crash after a while. Hasnt gotten hotter than 80C since I tweaked it, was hitting high 90s before with iray render. This thing was a huge bump in both benchmark score, and in program performance from my 2600x. More than I expected, usually when I upgrade CPU benchmark goes a bit up, but I dont notice any difference other than that.