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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
|---|---|---|
| Processor base frequencyDiffers | 3.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Processor boost frequencyDiffers | 4.2 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| Processor coresDiffers | 6 | 16 |
| Processor lithographyDiffers | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Processor modelDiffers | Ryzen 5 5500 | 9950X |
| Processor socketDiffers | Socket AM4 | AM5 |
| Processor threadsDiffers | 12 | 32 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs | 65 W | 170 W |
| On-board graphics cardDiffers | No | Yes |
| Launch dateDiffers | March 15, 2022 | 08/08/2024 |
| Maximum memoryDiffers | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Processor manufacturerSame | AMD | AMD |
| Cooler includednot known | not known | No |
| Memory types supported by processornot known | DDR4-3200 | not known |
| Processor cachenot known | 16 MB | not known |
| Processor codenamenot known | Zen 3 (Cezanne) | not known |
| Processor familynot known | not known | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Processor operating modesnot known | x86-64 | not known |
| On-board graphics card modelnot known | not known | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Memory bandwidth (max)not known | 47.68 GB/s | not known |
| Memory channelsnot known | 2 | not known |
| Cache internalnot known | not known | 64 MB |
| Bus speednot known | 100 MHz | not known |
| PCI Supportnot known | PCI Express Version 3.0 | not known |
| Processor brand namenot known | Ryzen | not known |
| Package typenot known | not known | Tray |

