Celeron G550 vs Ryzen 9 5900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron G550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	236	2580
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.65
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (2020−2024)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	1 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron G550 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	32 nm
Die size	81 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	69 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,150 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron G550 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	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron G550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron G550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron G550 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 Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron G550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	-	1 GHz
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron G550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

-

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron G550.

PCIe version

4.0

2.0

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	22.53	0.82
Recency	12 January 2021	1 June 2012
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	32 nm

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