AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

AMD Ryzen 9 5900
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X $549
12 Cores
24 Threads
3GHz Clock
16 Cores
32 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
Socket
AM4
Socket
AM4
iGPU
No GPU
iGPU
No GPU

GB6 Single-Core

  • Same Performance vs Ryzen 9 5950X
  • Same Performance vs Ryzen 9 5900
Ryzen 9 5900 - GB6S 2,205
x1
Ryzen 9 5950X - GB6S 2,220
x1.01

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 17% slower vs Ryzen 9 5950X
  • 20% faster vs Ryzen 9 5900
Ryzen 9 5900 - GB6M 10,000
x1
Ryzen 9 5950X - GB6M 12,000
x1.2

CB23 Single-Core

  • 3% slower vs Ryzen 9 5950X
  • 3% faster vs Ryzen 9 5900
Ryzen 9 5900 - CB23S 1,595
x1
Ryzen 9 5950X - CB23S 1,650
x1.03

CB23 Multi-Core

  • 27% slower vs Ryzen 9 5950X
  • 37% faster vs Ryzen 9 5900
Ryzen 9 5900 - CB23M 20,955
x1
Ryzen 9 5950X - CB23M 28,645
x1.37
  • Same Performance vs Ryzen 9 5950X
  • Same Performance vs Ryzen 9 5900
Ryzen 9 5900 - 51.2GB/s
x1
Ryzen 9 5950X - 51.2GB/s
x1
  • 38% lower vs Ryzen 9 5950X
  • 62% higher vs Ryzen 9 5900
Ryzen 9 5900 - 65W
x1
Ryzen 9 5950X - 105W
x1.62
CB23S 1,595
61%
CB23S 1,650
63%
CB23M 20,955
49%
CB23M 28,645
66%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Architecture
Zen 3
Architecture
Zen 3
Family
Ryzen 5000
Family
Ryzen 5000
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Vermeer
Breckenridge
Vermeer 2CCD
Codename
Vermeer
Breckenridge
Vermeer 2CCD
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/12/2021
Release Date
11/5/2020
Foundry
TSMC
GlobalFoundries (IO Die)
Foundry
TSMC
GlobalFoundries (IO Die)
Node
N7
12LP (IO Die)
Node
N7
12LP (IO Die)
Die Size
2x 81 mm²
125 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
2x 81 mm²
125 mm² (IO Die)
Transistor Count
2x 4.2 Billion
2.1 Billion (IO Die)
Transistor Count
2x 4.2 Billion
2.1 Billion (IO Die)
12 Cores
16 Cores
24 Threads
32 Threads
3GHz
4.7GHz Boost
3.4GHz
4.9GHz Boost
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Unlocked
Type
PCIe
Type
PCIe
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
L3
64MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
64MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
TDP
65W
-
TDP
105W
136W Peak
Temp
95°C Max
Temp
90°C Max
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
No GPU
No GPU
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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