Ryzen 9 5900X vs Celeron 5305U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated201
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data30.74
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data22.19
Architecture codenameno dataVermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date1 April 2020 (4 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

Celeron 5305U 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 coresno data12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.8 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data37
L1 cacheno data768 KB
L2 cacheno data6 MB
L3 cache2 MB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data0 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 5305U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1528AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.286x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 5900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 5900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors-
Max video memory32 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency900 MHz-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 5900X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 5900X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz-
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 5900X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12-
OpenGL4.5-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 5900X.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2020 8 October 2020
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 105 Watt

Celeron 5305U has 600% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, 1100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 5900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron 5305U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop one.


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