AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 5900, vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 129.2 GOps/s | 133.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 69.3 GOps/s | 78 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 213 M primes/s | 178 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 43.5 M strings/s | 63.5 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 26.3 GB/s | 37.9 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 412.5 MB/s | 588.2 MB/s |
| Physics | 1708 frames/s | 1627 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 269 M matrices/s | 366 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1019.3 MB/s | 869 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 96.3 KLines/s | 137.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 169.6 pages/s | 204.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 311.4 MP/sec | 335.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 210.9 pages/s | 145.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 25.2 frames/s | 41.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 68.5 frames/s | 73.3 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 23.9 MP/sec | 30.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 154.7 PPW | 108.3 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 524.4 PPW | 368.1 PPW |
| Blender / W | 4.65 PPW | 3.59 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Announced | January, 12, 2021 | November, 25, 2019 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 3 (Vermeer) | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 16 |
| Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores count | 12 | 16 |
| Threads count | 24 | 32 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 35x |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 512 KB/core | 512 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB total | 64 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 3.8 billion |
| Process tech. | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 105 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 88 W | n/a |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Critical temp. | 95 °C | n/a |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | Yes | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 47.68 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16 |
Results
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