AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT with 12 cores 3.8GHz . 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
Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+14%
1551
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
1350
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
11464
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+60%
18437
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+23%
2173
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
1763
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
9138
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+20%
11025
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+21%
96
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
79
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
668
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+60%
1074
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+25%
1644
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
1311
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
8821
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+39%
12279
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+21%
3361
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
2769
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21921
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
+49%
32856
General Parameters
Oct 2020
Release Date
Jul 2020
Amd
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Core Architecture
Zen 2 (Matisse)
AM4
Socket
AM4
No
Integrated Graphics
No
Package
-
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
105 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
12
12
Performance Core Threads
24
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
6
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
38x
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
