AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3221 vs 2972
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20172 vs 13220

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 5 Nov 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221 vs 2972
PassMark - CPU mark	20172 vs 13220

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3221

2972

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20172

13220

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221	2972
PassMark - CPU mark	20172	13220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		11613

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	5 Nov 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$125	$799
Place in performance rating	473	515
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000059WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000059
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Transistor count	10,700 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)