N150 vs Ryzen 9 5900XT
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 5900XT outperforms N150 by a whopping 677% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 5900XT and N150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 185 | 1572 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 69.37 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 24.73 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2024) | no data |
| Release date | 31 July 2024 (less than a year ago) | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900XT and N150 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 74 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,300 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900XT and N150 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 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900XT and N150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 5900XT and N150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900XT and N150 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 5900XT and N150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 24 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5900XT and N150 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5900XT and N150 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5900XT and N150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900XT and N150.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.26 | 3.51 |
| Recency | 31 July 2024 | 1 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
Ryzen 9 5900XT has a 676.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
N150, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months.
The Ryzen 9 5900XT is our recommended choice as it beats the N150 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 9 5900XT is a desktop processor while N150 is a notebook one.
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