Description
Total Redesign
The “Zen 3” architecture represents the most comprehensive design overhaul of the “Zen” era. Over 20 major changes include: wider and more flexible execution resources; significantly more load/store bandwidth to feed execution; and a streamlined front-end to get more threads in flight—and do it faster.
Higher Instructions Per Clock (IPC)
The “Zen 3” architecture can extract an average of 19% additional performance from every MHz of frequency relative to the previous generation2. This a historically large generational improvement in IPC, and a major player in the architecture’s ability to deliver unmatched single-core performance1.
Lower Latency
The “Zen 3” architecture transitions to a new “unified complex” design that brings 8 cores and 32MB of L3 cache into a single group of resources. This dramatically reduces core-to-core and core-to-cache latencies by making every element of the die a next-door neighbor with minimal communication time. Latency-sensitive tasks like PC gaming especially benefit from this change, as tasks now have direct access to twice as much L3 cache versus “Zen 2.”
King of the Hill
The combination of higher IPC and the unified 8-core complex are a potent combination for PC games. Customers upgrading from the AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series to the 5000 Series can expect an average of 26% better gaming performance at 1080p3. But that’s not all: processors with “Zen 3,” like the AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X, are the best in the world for PC gaming4.
Incredible Efficiency
Impressively, the performance gains of the “Zen 3” architecture can be delivered with no increase to power consumption or TDP. The combination of a state-of-the-art architecture and industry-leading 7nm process give the AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series a +24% generational improvement in energy efficiency5, and a stunning 2.8X lead over competing architectures.
| Platform |
Desktop |
| Market Segment |
Mainstream Desktop |
| Product Family |
AMD Ryzen™ Processors |
| Product Line |
AMD Ryzen™ 5 Desktop Processors |
| Consumer Use |
Yes |
| Architecture |
"Zen 3" |
| CPU Cores |
6 |
| Multithreading (SMT) |
Yes |
| Threads |
12 |
| Max. Boost Clock |
Up to 4.2GHz |
| Base Clock |
3.6GHz |
| L1 Cache |
384KB |
| L2 Cache |
3MB |
| L3 Cache |
16MB |
| Default TDP |
65W |
| Processor Technology for CPU Cores |
TSMC 7nm FinFET |
| CPU Compute Die (CCD) Size |
180mm² |
| Package Die Count |
1 |
| Unlocked for Overclocking |
Yes |
| CPU Socket |
AM4 |
| Socket Count |
1P |
| Supporting Chipsets |
X570, X470, X370, B550, B450 B350, A520 |
| CPU Boost Technology |
Precision Boost 2 |
| Instruction Set |
x86-64 |
| Supported Extensions |
AES, AMD-V, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, MMX(+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3, x86-64 |
| Thermal Solution (PIB) |
AMD Wraith Stealth |
| Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax) |
90°C |
| *OS Support |
Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition
Windows 8.1 - 64-Bit Edition
RHEL x86 64-Bit
Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
*Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer. |
| Native USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Ports |
0 |
| USB Type-C® Support |
Yes |
| Native USB 4 (40Gbps) Ports |
0 |
| Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Ports |
4 |
| Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Ports |
0 |
| Native SATA Ports |
2 |
| PCI Express® Version |
PCIe 3.0 |
| Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable) |
24/20 |
| Additional Usable PCIe Lanes from Motherboard; |
AMD X570 16x Gen 3
AMD X470 2x Gen 3
AMD X470 8x Gen 2 |
| NVMe Support; |
Boot, RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 |
| System Memory Type |
DDR4 |
| Memory Channels |
2 |
| Max. Memory |
128GB |
| System Memory Subtype |
UDIMM notice |
| System Memory Specification |
Up to 3200MHz |
| Max Memory Speed |
2x1R DDR4-3200
2x2R DDR4-3200
4x1R DDR4-2933
4x2R DDR4-2667 |
| ECC Support |
No |
| Integrated Graphics |
No |
| Graphics Model |
Discrete Graphics Card Required |
| & Product ID |
100-100000457BOX |
| Warranty |
3 Years |
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