AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT with 12 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 10 months late

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

Score

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

General Parameters

Sep 2019

Release Date

Jul 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Matisse

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

AMD Socket AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Matisse))

Generation

-

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

AMD Socket AM4

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

105 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

TSMC

Foundry

-

74 mm²

Die Size

-

12 nm

I/O Process Size

-

124 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

µOPGA-1331

Package

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

12

-

Performance Core Threads

24

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

6

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36.0

Multiplier

33x

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

-

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

1.18 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

4

PCIe Version

4.0

24

PCIe Lanes

20

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