https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-9-3900x-12-core-24-thread-cpu-on-sale-419-us/ > The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPU launched back in 2019 and was the first mainstream desktop chip to feature a core count of 12 at the time of its launch. The Ryzen 9 3900X launched at a price of $499 US which made it highly competitive against Intel's 8 core & 16 thread chip which retailed for around the same price but the Ryzen 9 3900X is currently on sale for an absolutely fantastic price of $419 US. > Based on the 7nm Zen 2 core architecture, the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is an absolute beast of a chip, packing 12 cores and 24 threads. The CPU comes with a base clock of 3.8 GHz and a boost clock of 4.6 GHz, all in a 105W TDP package. The chip carries a mammoth 64 MB of L3 cache in addition to the 6 MB of L2 cache and was priced at $499 US during launch.