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.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

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: 3362 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	3362 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 21888
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 21888
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7891 vs 5636

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3362

2681

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21888

31616

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5636

7891

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	3362	2681
PassMark - CPU mark	21888	31616
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5636	7891

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Essentials
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	669	656
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 9
Processor Number		PRO 3900
Performance
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
Unlocked
Memory
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
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
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
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™)