AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2907 vs 2649

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 2021 vs 30 Sep 2019
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2907 vs 2649

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

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 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31366 vs 14638

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31366 vs 14638

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2907

2649

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14638

31366

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	2907	2649
PassMark - CPU mark	14638	31366
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7883

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	30 Sep 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000290	100-000000072
Place in performance rating	686	671
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 9
Processor Number		PRO 3900
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	24
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1900 MHz
iGPU core count	7
Processor graphics	Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
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™)