Ryzen 9 5900X vs i7-5500DU

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data32.25
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data22.18
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date27 December 2015 (8 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$393$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-5500DU 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8.0 GT/sno data
Multiplier2437
L1 cacheno data768 KB
L2 cache512 KB6 MB
L3 cache4 MB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data0 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5500DU 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)no data105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x 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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 9 5900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 9 5900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 9 5900X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes12no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 December 2015 8 October 2020
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 9 5900X has an age advantage of 4 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 9 5900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-5500DU is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop one.


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