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The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Matisse architecture and released in 2019. This CPU features 12 cores, a base clock of 3800 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4600 MHz and 64 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is designed for the AM4 socket.It supports overclocking. A dedicated graphics card is required.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Cezanne architecture and released in 2022. This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 3600 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4200 MHz and 16 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is designed for the AM4 socket.It supports overclocking. A dedicated graphics card is required.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XAMD Ryzen 5 5500
Popularity (0-100) 74%98%
Performance (0-100) 85%61%
Blender Score / $1 1.41.6

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XAMD Ryzen 5 5500
Type DesktopDesktop
Cores 126
Threads 2412
Speed 3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Turbo 4.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Current Price $197$84
Release Price
Release Date 20192022
GPU --
Socket AM4AM4
L3 64 MB16 MB
Base TDP 105 W65 W
Max TDP
Nm 7 nm7 nm
Unlocked YesYes
Official Site Visit Visit

Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XAMD Ryzen 5 5500
Blender Score 273.7132.5
Top % Ranking 85 %61 %
Blender Score / $1 1.41.6
Samples 3333

Details

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XAMD Ryzen 5 5500
Class RyzenRyzen
Code Name MatisseCezanne
Performance Cores 126
Efficiency Cores 00
Memory Type DDR4DDR4
Max Memory 128 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
tjMax
L1 Cache 768 kB384 kB
L2 Cache 6.0 MB3.0 MB

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