AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5950X

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 11823 vs 10192

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11823 vs 10192

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3471 vs 2972
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39192 vs 13220

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3471 vs 2972
PassMark - CPU mark	39192 vs 13220

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2972

3471

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13220

39192

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

11823

10192

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2972	3471
PassMark - CPU mark	13220	39192
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11823	10192

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	5 Nov 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$549
OPN PIB	100-100000059WOF	100-100000061WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000059	100-000000061
Place in performance rating	610	334
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	4.8 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of threads	24	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)	105 Watt	105 Watt
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™)