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Ryzen 9 5900X Benchmarks

Every benchmark we ran on the Ryzen 9 5900X: gaming fps at 720p, single- and multi-thread applications, power draw, temperatures and specs compared with other CPUs.

Cores / threads12 / 24
Max boost clock4.8 GHz
TDP / base power105 W
SocketAM4
ArchitectureVermeer
ReleaseNovember 5, 2020

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Index (100 = fastest CPU tested)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) Rank 24/27 269,9fps 61 % of the leader Multi-thread Rank 18/27 89,8points 57 % of the leader Single-thread Rank 25/27 106,0points 67 % of the leader

Benchmarks

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Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Rank 24/27

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points #24/27 71 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 22.620 points

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points #16/27 51 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 12.410 points

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points #22/27 70 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 64.725 points

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps #21/27 70 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 484,1 fps

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps #26/27 50 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 409,0 fps

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points #25/27 90 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) with 23.904 points

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps #22/27 66 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 447,7 fps

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps #25/27 57 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 419,7 fps

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps #13/22 64 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 589,9 fps

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps #14/24 76 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D with 494,8 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 18/27

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS #17/27 51 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 230.436 MIPS

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s #13/27 53 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 33,0 s

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s #18/27 62 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 610,0 s

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s #26/27 38 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 56.061 KB/s

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points #15/27 54 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 6.437 points

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points #16/27 48 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 16.675 points

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points #16/27 52 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 14.332 points

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points #20/27 49 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 24.267 points

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points #15/27 54 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 19.042 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points #17/27 49 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16.910 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points #25/27 52 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 9.770 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points #25/27 56 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 5.274 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points #25/27 65 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 2.733 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points #19/27 45 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 27.139 points

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s #16/27 46 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 15.289 px/s

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 25/27

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points #22/27 68 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 1.397 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points #25/27 63 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 2.564 points

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s #25/27 64 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) with 938,0 px/s

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

Codename: Vermeer
Series: Ryzen 5000
Release: November 5, 2020
Unlocked multiplier: Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

Cores / threads: 12
Threads: 24
Base clock: 3.7 GHz
Max boost clock: 4.8 GHz
L2 cache: 6 MB
L3 cache: 64 MB

Power and manufacturing

TDP / base power: 105 W
Process: TSMC 7nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax): 90 °C

Platform and connectivity

Socket: AM4
Memory: DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s
PCI Express: PCIe 4.0
Integrated graphics: None (graphics card required)

Our measurements

System power idle: 92 W
System power load: 205 W
CPU package idle: 34 W
CPU package load: 122 W
Temperature idle: 32 °C
Temperature load: 54 °C
Highest measured clock: 4950 MHz
Avg clock in games: 4731 MHz

Test system

Motherboard: BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory: Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler: DeepCool LS720
BIOS: ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system: Windows 11 23H2
Settings: DDR4 4400

Manufacturer specs from www.amd.com

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