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AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900. Specifications

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Released
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AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900
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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U or AMD Ryzen 9 5900? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U has a base frequency of 1.90 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1/2021.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    113 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    104 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    78 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    131 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    173 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    190 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    82 place
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Reasons to consider
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 84% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    12 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5900 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 AMD Ryzen 9 5900
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000U left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 3900
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    1.9 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow 4.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.3 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    2000 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir) left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow -
  • Shader
    512 left arrow -
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    105 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    10 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    25 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U and AMD Ryzen 9 5900, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cezanne (Zen 3) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 6.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    FP6 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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