AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 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 5600

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3257 vs 2692

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Apr 2022 vs 30 Sep 2019
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257 vs 2692

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31609 vs 21566
Around 41% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8013 vs 5664

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31609 vs 21566
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8013 vs 5664

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3257

2692

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21566

31609

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5664

8013

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257	2692
PassMark - CPU mark	21566	31609
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5664	8013

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	30 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	688	679
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 9
OPN Tray		100-000000072
Processor Number		PRO 3900
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Transistor count	4150 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
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™)