AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 26,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 2, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 26 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +19,9 % 269,9fps 337,0fps Multi-thread +30,0 % 89,8points 128,4points Single-thread +29,2 % 106,0points 149,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +24,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 18.341 points +14,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.204 points +2,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 50.031 points +10,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 374,2 fps +10,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 293,0 fps +42,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.617 points +9,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 381,9 fps +28,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 298,7 fps +24,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 331,4 fps +13,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 459,5 fps +21,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +42,9 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 178.176 MIPS +52,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 44,0 s +40,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 695,0 s +41,0 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 47.354 KB/s +122,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 5.061 points +46,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 12.630 points +58,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 10.368 points +40,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 15.710 points +31,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 13.830 points +35,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 12.659 points +53,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 9.135 points +80,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 4.854 points +63,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.498 points +40,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 21.444 points +76,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 10.508 px/s +49,2 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 32.383 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +41,1 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.267 points +32,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.510 points +54,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 712,0 px/s +18,5 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.334 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.398 points

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Vermeer	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 5000	Ryzen 9000
Release	November 5, 2020	August 15, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Cores / threads	12	12
Threads	24	24
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.4 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	5.6 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
TDP / base power	105 W	120 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	90 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Socket	AM4	AM5
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels	n/a	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
System power idle	92 W	122.2 W
System power load	205 W	292.1 W
CPU package idle	34 W	27.5 W
CPU package load	122 W	162 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	44 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	90 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	5305 MHz
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR4 4400	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum

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