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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: 146.69

Overall Rank:
236th fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
326th fastest in single threading out of 4989 CPUs
65th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $266.29 USD (2025-02-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
39063
Single Thread Rating
3470

Samples: 18348*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Integer Math141,639 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math77,713 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers256 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting51,747 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption31,182 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression500,707 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,000 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions33,112 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,470 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$266.29 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$305.49 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,831
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,386
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,063
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,562
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,502
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,111
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,876
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,210
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,724
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,621
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 231.93
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 221.57
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 205.47
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 146.69
Intel Core i9-12900K
 145.73
Intel Core i9-13900K
 117.66
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.50
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.09
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 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,150
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,924
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
BL2420402 - Feb 17 2025
41145
BL2420210 - Feb 16 2025
40470
BL2420197 - Feb 16 2025
39206
BL2420055 - Feb 16 2025
41963
BL2419898 - Feb 16 2025
41250
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 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,063
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 32,651 (-16.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 45,544 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 41,386 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 41,085 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 46,417 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 46,186 (+18.2%)
Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 37,799 (-3.2%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 37,644 (-3.6%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 36,782 (-5.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 35,896 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 31,684 (-18.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 30,631 (-21.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,868
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,602
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,593
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,304
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,842
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,535
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,522
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,345
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,133
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,127
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,019
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 5,029