Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	205	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.85	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Power efficiency	21.98	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	11 June 2019 (5 years ago)	19 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	32	12
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	6 nm
Die size	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	19,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 660M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 June 2019	19 April 2022
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	32	12
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

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