Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Athlon 5350

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2287	111
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	98.73
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Raphael
Release date	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$169	$339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 7900X3D has 164450% better value for money than Athlon 5350.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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	4 (Quad-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	24
Base clock speed	2.05 GHz	4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.05 GHz	5.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	107 mm2	2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	47 °C
Number of transistors	no data	13,140 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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	1
Socket	AM1	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	4	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms Athlon 5350 by 2732% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.15	32.57
Recency	9 April 2014	4 January 2023
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	24
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	120 Watt

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