Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Ryzen 9 5900X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking206not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.25no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency22.18no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date8 October 2020 (4 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache768 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm12 nm
Die size2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)192 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors0 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 configuration11
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 5 1600AF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 5 1600AF are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe version4.03.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 October 2020 11 October 2019
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900X has an age advantage of 11 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 1600AF, on the other hand, has 61.5% lower power consumption.

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