AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 9 5900 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  4 3
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 5000 AMD Ryzen 3000
• Predecessor
  AMD Ryzen 9 3900 AMD Ryzen 5 2600

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600 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
  3.50 GHz 3.60 GHz
• CPU Cores
  12 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.70 GHz 4.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  24 12
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600. 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
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 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
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 128 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  4.0 4.0
• PCIe lanes
  20 20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 9 5900 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600? 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 95 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  6.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  64.00 MB 32.00 MB
• Architecture
  Vermeer (Zen 3) Matisse (Zen 2)
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  AM4 AM4
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q3/2019

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600.

• Used in
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