Ryzen 9 5900X vs Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated199
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data31.05
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesRyzen 3AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data22.20
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache192 KB768 KB
L2 cache1 MB6 MB
L3 cache4 MB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million0 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2018 8 October 2020
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U has 600% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop one.


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