AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
VS
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
VS
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD Ryzen 3 2300U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 9 5900X or AMD Ryzen 3 2300U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.70 GHz
Frequency
2.00 GHz
12
CPU Cores
4
4.80 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.40 GHz
24
CPU Threads
4
Yes
Hyperthreading
No
Yes
Overclocking
No
Turbo (4 Cores)
2.00 GHz
4.50 GHz
Turbo (12 Cores)
normal
Core architecture
0x
A core
0x
B core

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 9 5900X or AMD Ryzen 3 2300U. 

GPU name
AMD Radeon Vega 6 Graphics
GPU frequency
1.10 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
Generation
8
DirectX Version
12
Execution units
6
Shader
384
--
Max. Memory
2 GB
Max. displays
3
Technology
14 nm
Release date
Q1/2018

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
Decode / Encode
No
JPEG
Decode / Encode
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode / Encode
No
VP9
Decode / Encode
No
VC-1
Decode
No
AVC
Decode / Encode
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
AV1

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-3200
Memory type
DDR4-2400
128 GB
Max. Memory
2
Memory channels
2
Yes
ECC
Yes
4.0
PCIe version
3.0
20
PCIe lanes
12

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

TDP
15 W
95 °C
Tjunction max.
95 °C
--
TDP up
25 W
--
TDP down
12 W
105 W
TDP (PL1)
142 W
TDP (PL2)

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

64.00 MB
L3-Cache
4.00 MB
7 nm
Technology
14 nm
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Architecture
Raven Ridge (Zen+)
AMD-V, SEV
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
AM4
Socket
FP5
Q4/2020
Release date
Q1/2018
ca. 549 $
Market price
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
6.00 MB
L2-Cache

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

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