AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 34,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 1, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 27 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +27,9 % 269,9fps 374,6fps Multi-thread +42,8 % 89,8points 157,1points Single-thread +32,4 % 106,0points 156,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X +38,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 21.219 points +32,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.332 points +0,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 57.239 points +26,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 428,1 fps +26,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 323,0 fps +57,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.660 points +9,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 413,6 fps +39,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 333,5 fps +39,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps 385,1 fps +2,6 %

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 437,8 fps +16,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +74,8 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 230.436 MIPS +96,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 33,0 s +87,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 611,0 s +60,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 53.488 KB/s +151,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 6.405 points +85,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 16.156 points +102,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 13.323 points +80,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 16.174 points +35,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 16.513 points +61,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 16.910 points +105,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 9.451 points +87,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 5.038 points +70,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.596 points +45,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 25.210 points +107,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 13.052 px/s +85,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 41.428 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 21.953 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +47,9 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.309 points +37,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.564 points +57,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 830,0 px/s +38,1 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.277 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.463 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 9950X
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 9950X
Cores / threads	12	16
Threads	24	32
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
TDP / base power	105 W	170 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 9950X
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 9950X
System power idle	92 W	153.9 W
System power load	205 W	329.9 W
CPU package idle	34 W	60 W
CPU package load	122 W	196 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	58 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	77 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	5437 MHz
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
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 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR4 4400	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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