Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	210	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.76	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Power efficiency	21.96	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Hawk Point (2024)
Release date	11 June 2019 (5 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	32	12
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	4 nm
Die size	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2	178 mm2
Number of transistors	19,200 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS 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	AM4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 June 2019	16 April 2024
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	32	12
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

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