AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D 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 5600X3D

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3180 vs 2972
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21833 vs 13220

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Jul 2023 vs 5 Nov 2020
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3180 vs 2972
PassMark - CPU mark	21833 vs 13220

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 90°C
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
699050.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90°C
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 96MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3180

2972

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21833

13220

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3180	2972
PassMark - CPU mark	21833	13220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		11613

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Essentials
Launch date	7 Jul 2023	5 Nov 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$799
Place in performance rating	475	489
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000059WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000059
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	96MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 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™)