AMD A4-4000 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Let's find out which one of AMD A4-4000 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A4-4000 AMD Ryzen 9 5900
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD A AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  2 4
• CPU group
  AMD A4-4000 AMD Ryzen 5000
• Predecessor
  -- AMD Ryzen 9 3900

In this block we are going to compare AMD A4-4000 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.00 GHz 3.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 12
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.20 GHz 4.70 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 24
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A4-4000 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 7480D no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.72 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  2
• Shader
  128
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  4
• DirectX Version
  11
• Technology
  32 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A4-4000 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between AMD A4-4000 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1333 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  128 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  4.0
• PCIe lanes
  20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A4-4000 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A4-4000 or AMD Ryzen 9 5900? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 65 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A4-4000 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  -- 6.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB 64.00 MB
• Architecture
  Richland (Piledriver) Vermeer (Zen 3)
• Technology
  32 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  FM2 AM4
• Release date
  Q2/2013 Q2/2021

List of devices based on AMD A4-4000 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900.

• Used in
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