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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 a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU 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: 130.24

Overall Rank:
347th fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
485th fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
93rd fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $299.00 USD (2026-02-08)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
38940
Single Thread Rating
3467

Samples: 24824*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Integer Math140,140 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math77,674 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers257 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting51,556 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption31,041 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression499,317 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,989 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions33,121 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,467 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$299.00 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,940
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 27,702
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,702
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,133
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.87
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 112.59
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 3,448
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3287776 - Feb 15 2026
40901
BL3287522 - Feb 15 2026
39753
BL3287368 - Feb 14 2026 [Overclocked]
40207
BL3287345 - Feb 14 2026
39716
BL3286934 - Feb 14 2026
41748
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,940
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 40,745 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 34,045 (-12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 32,503 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 37,571 (-3.5%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 37,404 (-3.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 35,582 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 31,014 (-20.4%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 30,309 (-22.2%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 22,211 (-43.0%)
Intel Core i9-10850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 21,921 (-43.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 45,331 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 41,457 (+6.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,381
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,775
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 4,794