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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


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