Building a new computer

Building a new computer

I am doing a complete AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT computer build to replace an AMD FX 8320 Black

From:		To:
AMD FX Black CPU AM3 Socket 8 cores 8 Threads		AMD Ryzen 7 3800 AM4 Socket 8 Cores 16 Threads

What's the difference between the Processors?

		AMD FX-8350 Black Eight-Core		AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Socket Type		AM3+		AM4
CPU Class		Desktop		Desktop
Clockspeed		4.0 Ghz		3.9 Ghz
Turbo Speed		Up to 4.2 GHz		Up to 4.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores		8 (in 4 physical modules)		8 (Threads: 16)
Cache		L1: 640KB, L2: 16.0MB, L3: 8MB		L1: 512KB, L2: 4.0MB, L3: 32MB
TDP		125W		105W
Yearly Running Cost		$22.81		$19.16
Single Thread Rating (% diff. to max in group)		1580 (-43.7%)		2809 (0.0%)
CPU Mark (% diff. to max in group)		6037 (-74.5%)		23712 (0.0%)

32 GB DDR4 RAM up-gradable to 128GB

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Air Cooler, Dual Tower 6 Heat Pipe, Dual 120mm TL-C12C PWM CPU Fan

ASUS Prime B550-PLUS AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Motherboard PCIe 4.0, ECC Memory 1Gb LAN HDMI 2.1, Display Port 1.2 (4K@60HZ) Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header Aura Sync M.2 Sockets x2 6 SATA SSD/HDD Drive ports (shared with M.2)

Fully assembled ASUS Motherboard Ryzen 7 CPU cooling tower 8GB x4 RAM

For comparison this is the Motherboard I'm replacing. Don't worry, This computer is expecting a new life as a Linux software writing and testing unit.

A HUGE thank you goes out to my cousin Neil Parsons for donating the Ryzen 7 CPU and the RAM.