AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT with 16 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 5600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 9 months late

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 4.0)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

2173

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +7%

2331

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +48%

13539

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

96

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +2%

98

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

668

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +122%

1483

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Jul 2024

Amd

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Vermeer

AM4

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Package

-

Transistor Count

8.3 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

105 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

2x74 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

12 nm

-

I/O Die Size

125 mm²

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

33.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

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 5600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

4.0

PCIe Version

4

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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