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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 12 Cores and 24 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.8 GHz

Cores: 12 Threads: 24

Typical TDP: 105 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 12 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 133.89

Overall Rank:
232nd fastest in multithreading out of 4950 CPUs
320th fastest in single threading out of 4950 CPUs
66th fastest in out of 1404 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $291.87 USD (2025-01-24)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
39077
Single Thread Rating
3470

Samples: 17908*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Integer Math141,773 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math77,717 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers256 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting51,770 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption31,196 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression500,863 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,002 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions33,115 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,470 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of January 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of January 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$288.86 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$291.87 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,869
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,399
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,077
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,577
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,510
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,880
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,224
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,729
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,614
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,154
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 216.44
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 188.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 187.02
Intel Core i9-12900K
 146.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 133.89
Intel Core i9-13900K
 120.80
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 46.31
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,152
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,905
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,925
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,658
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,565
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2370226 - Jan 27 2025
38987
BL2370185 - Jan 27 2025 [Overclocked]
39365
BL2369863 - Jan 26 2025
37818
BL2369803 - Jan 26 2025
39401
BL2369590 - Jan 26 2025
37963
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
As of 28th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,077
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 32,652 (-16.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 45,565 (+16.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 32,600 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 41,399 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 41,096 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 46,451 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 46,262 (+18.4%)
Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 37,840 (-3.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 36,841 (-5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 35,921 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 31,774 (-18.7%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 30,690 (-21.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,190
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,870
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,687
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,611
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,311
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,852
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,574
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,472
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,330
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,120
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,082
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,906
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 5,031