Ryzen 9 5900X vs Turion II Ultra M620
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Turion II Ultra M620 by a whopping 4734% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2837 | 195 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 32.77 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II Ultra | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Power efficiency | 1.38 | 22.20 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 8 October 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 37 |
| L1 cache | no data | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD) |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 0 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 9 5900X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 9 5900X.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.53 | 25.62 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 8 October 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 105 Watt |
Turion II Ultra M620 has 200% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 5900X, on the other hand, has a 4734% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 5900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Ultra M620 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II Ultra M620 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 9 5900X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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