AMD Ryzen 7 5700GE vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700GE and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 7 5700GE

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700GE

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Launch date	13 Apr 2021 vs 5 Nov 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% 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
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3471 vs 3346
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39192 vs 22196

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3471 vs 3346
PassMark - CPU mark	39192 vs 22196

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3346

3471

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22196

39192

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5700GE	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3346	3471
PassMark - CPU mark	22196	39192
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		10192

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700GE	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	13 Apr 2021	5 Nov 2020
OPN PIB	100-100000260BOX	100-100000061WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000260	100-000000061
Place in performance rating	327	335
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$549
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	24
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2000 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)