AMD-K5-PR90ABQ vs Ryzen 7 3800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD-K5-PR90ABQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking481not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.51no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD K5
Power efficiency13.13no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)K5 (1996−1997)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD-K5-PR90ABQ 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads161
Base clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz0.09 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data60 MT/s
Multiplierno data1.5
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cache32 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm350 nm
Die sizeno data161 mm2
Number of transistors19,200 million4 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD-K5-PR90ABQ 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)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD-K5-PR90ABQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD-K5-PR90ABQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD-K5-PR90ABQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GB4 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 1
Threads 16 1
Chip lithography 7 nm 350 nm

Ryzen 7 3800X has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 4900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD-K5-PR90ABQ. We've got no test results to judge.


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