CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

CORE STATE Vermeer

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.7 Base / 4.8 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB

MAX TDP 105W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 3

nm

PROCESS 7 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2020

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AMD

AMD

Ryzen 9 9950X3D

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.3 Base / 5.7 GHz Turbo

CACHE 128 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 170W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

9,075

16,374

3dmark_2_threads

1,852

2,549

3dmark_4_threads

3,588

4,963

3dmark_8_threads

6,601

9,259

3dmark_max_threads

10,075

17,184

3dmark_single_thread

941

1,292

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

3,341

6,018

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

471

849

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

13,923

25,079

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,965

3,540

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

33,150

59,712

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

4,680

8,430

geekbench_multicore

11,877

22,515

geekbench_singlecore

2,202

3,401

passmark_data_compression

499,968

908,421

passmark_data_encryption

31,106

44,536

passmark_extended_instructions

33,119

73,011

passmark_find_prime_numbers

257

613

passmark_floating_point_math

77,700

159,724

passmark_integer_math

140,851

243,209

passmark_multithread

39,002

70,255

passmark_physics

1,994

5,670

passmark_random_string_sorting

51,646

95,423

passmark_single_thread

3,469

4,737

passmark_singlethread

3,469

4,737

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 5900X

9 9950X3D

Core Specs

Cores

12

16 +33.3%

Threads

24

32 +33.3%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.7

4.3 +16.2%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.8

5.7 +18.8%

Frequency (GHz)

3.7

4.3 +16.2%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.8

5.7 +18.8%

Multiplier

37

43 +16.2%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

512 KB (per core)

1 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

64 MB

128 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

105

170 +61.9%

PPT

142 W

230 W

Architecture

Architecture

Zen 3

Zen 5

Codename

Vermeer

Granite Ridge

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Process Size

7 nm

4 nm

Transistors

8,300 million

16,630 million

Die Size

2x 74 mm²

2x 70.6 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

89.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

AMD Socket AM5

Chipsets

AMD 300 Series*, AMD 400 Series, AMD 500 Series

X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

PCIe

Gen 4

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

12 nm

6 nm

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

—

Radeon Graphics

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$549

$699

Part Number

100-000000061

100-000000719

Package

µOPGA-1331

FC-LGA1718

Tj Max

—

95°C

Bundled Cooler

—

None

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