AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 9 5900

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 with 12 cores 3.0GHz . 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 3.0GHz)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 's Advantages

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

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1550

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +2%

1591

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11567

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +79%

20814

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +4%

2173

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

2080

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +6%

9774

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1644

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +4%

1715

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

8821

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +47%

13017

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3361

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +2%

3447

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +57%

34510

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Jan 2021

Amd

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Vermeer

AM4

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

30x

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

32 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

51.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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