Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Ryzen 3 2200U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1811	164
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	70.25
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Power efficiency	14.22	25.21
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	8 January 2018 (6 years ago)	31 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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	2 (Dual-core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	4.8 GHz
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	2x 74 mm2
Number of transistors	4950 Million	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FP5	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900XT are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and Ryzen 9 5900XT.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	20

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.34	29.03
Recency	8 January 2018	31 July 2024
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	4	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	105 Watt

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