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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: 151.25

Overall Rank:
295th fastest in multithreading out of 5277 CPUs
403rd fastest in single threading out of 5277 CPUs
78th fastest in out of 1452 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $257.89 USD (2025-07-19)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
39007
Single Thread Rating
3469

Samples: 21212*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Integer Math140,884 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math77,706 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers257 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting51,653 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption31,111 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression500,027 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,994 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions33,123 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,469 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$257.89 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,606
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,007
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,422
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,458
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,860
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,498
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,151
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,701
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 228.55
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.89
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 157.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 151.25
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 141.03
Intel Core i9-13900K
 135.04
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.16
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.49
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 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,609
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,919
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,656
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,562
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2777239 - Jul 20 2025
38651
BL2777121 - Jul 20 2025
38036
BL2777045 - Jul 20 2025
41160
BL2777008 - Jul 20 2025
38568
BL2776686 - Jul 19 2025
38208
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,007
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 45,432 (+16.5%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 41,273 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 40,995 (+5.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 32,577 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 46,238 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 45,891 (+17.6%)
Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 37,681 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 37,487 (-3.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 36,392 (-6.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 35,793 (-8.2%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 31,310 (-19.7%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 30,454 (-21.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,400
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,142
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,279
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,838
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,569
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,479
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,275
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,823
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,798
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,597
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,532
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,450
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 5,025