AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1322

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +27%

1684

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

9493

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +203%

28782

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1534

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +44%

2218

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

6388

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +117%

13903

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1323

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +37%

1819

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

7338

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +150%

18397

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

2636

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +31%

3471

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

18224

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +150%

45659

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

General Parameters

Jul 2019

Release Date

Oct 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

105 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

16

12

Performance Core Threads

32

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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