AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
- Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3361 vs 2681
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 5 Nov 2020 vs 30 Sep 2019 |
Maximum frequency | 4.6 GHz vs 4.3 GHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3361 vs 2681 |
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 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31616 vs 21887
- Around 40% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7891 vs 5636
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 | 31616 vs 21887 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 7891 vs 5636 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3361 | 2681 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 21887 | 31616 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 5636 | 7891 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Zen 2 |
Launch date | 5 Nov 2020 | 30 Sep 2019 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | |
OPN PIB | 100-100000065BOX | |
OPN Tray | 100-000000065 | 100-000000072 |
Place in performance rating | 671 | 656 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Family | Ryzen 9 | |
Processor Number | PRO 3900 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
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 | 4.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 12 |
Number of threads | 12 | 24 |
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Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | 47.68 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | 20 |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 4.0 |
PCIe configurations | 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 | 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™) |