AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Ryzen 9 3800X 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
- 1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
- Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3361 vs 2717
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 5 Nov 2020 vs December 2019 |
L3 cache | 32 MB vs 32MB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3361 vs 2717 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
- 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
- 20 more threads: 32 vs 12
- Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
- 4x 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
- Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23141 vs 21888
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 16 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 32 vs 12 |
Maximum frequency | 4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz |
L1 cache | 96K (per core) vs 384 KB |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) vs 3 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 23141 vs 21888 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | AMD Ryzen 9 3800X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3361 | 2717 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 21888 | 23141 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 5636 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | AMD Ryzen 9 3800X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Zen 2 |
Launch date | 5 Nov 2020 | December 2019 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | |
OPN PIB | 100-100000065BOX | |
OPN Tray | 100-000000065 | |
Place in performance rating | 671 | 659 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 96K (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB | 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 32 MB | 32MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 16 |
Number of threads | 12 | 32 |
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64 bit support | ||
Front-side bus (FSB) | 7 nm | |
Transistor count | 19,200 million | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |