AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU

Name: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Brand: AMD
SKU: 100-100000061WOF
Rating: 5.0 (40 reviews)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core 24-Thread AM4 Unlocked 100-100000061WOF

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The World's Best Gaming Desktop Processor, With 12 Cores And 24 Processing Threads
Can Deliver Elite 100+ FPS Performance In The World's Most Popular Games
Cooler Not Included, High-Performance Cooler Recommended
4.8 Ghz Max Boost, Unlocked For Overclocking, 70 MB Of Cache, DDR-3200 Support
For The Advanced Socket AM4 Platform, Can Support Pcie 4.0 On X570 And B550 Motherboards

Specifications Overview

Model	100-100000061WOF
Release Date	November 2020 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Ryzen 9 5000 Series
Core Name	Vermeer
Socket	AM4
Integrated Graphics	None
CPU Cores	12
CPU Threads	24
CPU Clock Rate	3700 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	4800 MHz
TDP	105 W
CPU Cooler included	No
Manufacturing Process	7 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	128 GB
Cache L3	64 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Performance comparison with similar Processors

(Higher is better)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-13100F [4C / 8T] (78th)		106%
Intel Core i5-12400F [6C / 12T] (80th)		104%
Intel Core i5-12400 [6C / 12T] (80th)		104%
Intel Core i9-11900K [8C / 16T] (82nd)		102%
Intel Core i9-11900KF [8C / 16T] (82nd)		102%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X [16C / 32T] (84th)		101%
Intel Core i9-10900KF [10C / 20T] (85th)		101%
Intel Core i9-10900K [10C / 20T] (85th)		101%
Intel Core i3-12100F [4C / 8T] (87th)		~
Intel Core i3-12100 [4C / 8T] (87th)		~
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X [12C / 24T] (89th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X [8C / 16T] (90th)		98%
Intel Core i7-11700KF [8C / 16T] (91st)		96%
Intel Core i7-11700K [8C / 16T] (91st)		96%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X [6C / 12T] (93rd)		94%
Intel Core i5-11600K [6C / 12T] (94th)		93%
Intel Core i5-11600KF [6C / 12T] (94th)		93%
Intel Core i7-11700F [8C / 16T] (96th)		92%
Intel Core i7-11700 [8C / 16T] (96th)		92%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X [8C / 16T] (98th)		92%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G [8C / 16T] (98th)		92%

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 44.1% below average.
134 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Celeron G5900 offers 349.6% better value priced at $50.

(Higher is better)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-13700F [16C / 24T] (60th)		111%
Intel Core i5-13600KF [14C / 20T] (62nd)		109%
Intel Core i5-13600K [14C / 20T] (62nd)		109%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X [16C / 32T] (64th)		107%
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D [8C / 16T] (65th)		107%
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D [8C / 16T] (65th)		107%
Intel Core i9-10980XE [18C / 36T] (67th)		104%
Intel Core i7-12700K [12C / 20T] (68th)		103%
Intel Core i7-12700KF [12C / 20T] (68th)		103%
Intel Core Ultra 5 235 [14C / 14T] (70th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X [12C / 24T] (71st)		100%
Intel Core i5-13500 [14C / 20T] (72nd)		95%
Intel Core i7-12700 [12C / 20T] (73rd)		94%
Intel Core i7-12700F [12C / 20T] (73rd)		94%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X [8C / 16T] (75th)		93%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X [8C / 16T] (76th)		93%
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 [8C / 16T] (77th)		92%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 [8C / 16T] (78th)		91%
Intel Core i9-7980XE [18C / 36T] (79th)		90%
Intel Core i9-9980XE [18C / 36T] (80th)		88%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT [12C / 24T] (81st)		85%

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 13.6% below average.
52 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K offers 150.4% better value priced at $180.

(Higher is better)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Gaming Performance

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus [18C / 18T] (22nd)		105%
Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus [18C / 18T] (22nd)		105%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X [16C / 32T] (26th)		104%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 [8C / 16T] (27th)		103%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X [6C / 12T] (28th)		103%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D [8C / 16T] (29th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X [12C / 24T] (30th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X [12C / 24T] (31st)		101%
Intel Core i5-14600K [14C / 20T] (32nd)		~
Intel Core i5-14600KF [14C / 20T] (32nd)		~
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X [12C / 24T] (34th)		100%
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF [20C / 20T] (35th)		99%
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K [20C / 20T] (35th)		99%
Intel Core i9-14900KS [24C / 32T] (37th)		98%
Intel Core i9-12900K [16C / 24T] (38th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 [6C / 12T] (38th)		98%
Intel Core i9-12900KF [16C / 24T] (38th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 5 9500F [6C / 12T] (41st)		98%
Intel Core i9-13900KS [24C / 32T] (42nd)		98%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X [8C / 16T] (43rd)		98%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X [6C / 12T] (44th)		97%

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Price/Performance Analysis

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 19.4% below average.
53 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-12100F offers 186.6% better value priced at $90.

Expert reviews

Strong in multi-threaded, lightly threaded, and single-threaded tasks ranging from rendering to gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is a superb option at a little over £500 and represents excellent balance in AMD’s Zen 3 product stack.

KitGuru

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The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is an absolute monster of a CPU, bringing the biggest gen-on-gen jump in single-core performance in years, which helps make the processor stronger across the board. The best part? You don't even need a new motherboard.

TechRadar

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AMD has done it again! Their new Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processors bring yet another huge generation-over-generation improvement. Many years ago, the naysayers had talked about AMD just grabbing the low-hanging fruit, and that these gains would soon be history—guess not. The new Ryzen 5000 processors have been rearchitected from the ground up...

TechPowerUp

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