AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Ryzen 7 5700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12-cores against the 3.4 GHz Ryzen 7 5700X with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5700X and 5900X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
  • Has 32768 KB larger L3 cache size
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
  • Newer - released 1-year and 5-months later
  • Around 3.52 GB/s (7%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
20629
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
38940
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
14120

Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 7 5700X

General

Vendor AMD AMD
Released October 8, 2020 March 15, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 8
P-Threads 24 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 8
Total Threads 24 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37x 34x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 64MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 4.15 billions -
Fabrication process 7 nm 7 nm
Socket AM4 AM4
TDP 105 W 65 W
Peak temperature 90°C 90°C

Memory Support

Memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official site AMD Ryzen 9 5900X official page AMD Ryzen 7 5700X official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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