AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 9 5900XT

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3440 vs 2972
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44122 vs 13220

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	31 Jul 2024 vs 5 Nov 2020
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3440 vs 2972
PassMark - CPU mark	44122 vs 13220

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 90°C
Around 4% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 11613 vs 11186

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11613 vs 11186

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3440

2972

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44122

13220

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

11186

11613

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3440	2972
PassMark - CPU mark	44122	13220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11186	11613

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Essentials
Launch date	31 Jul 2024	5 Nov 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$799
Place in performance rating	210	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	2x 74 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz	4.9 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
Transistor count	8,300 million
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Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	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™)