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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
VS
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12-cores against the 3.4 GHz Ryzen 7 5800X3D with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (2)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
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 5800X3D and 5900X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
  • Newer - released 1-year and 5-months later
  • Has 32 MB larger L3 cache size

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 5900X +40%
20811
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
14913
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 5900X +42%
39567
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
27891
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 5900X +22%
14255
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
11668
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 7 5800X3D

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 4.5 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) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

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

Memory Support

Memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200, DDR4-2933, DDR4-2667
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official site AMD Ryzen 9 5900X official page AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Ryzen 9 5900X?
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Patrick 21 September 2022 08:47
Already bought the 5900X right when the price drop came, and couldn't be happier :D. Initially, I wanted to buy the 5800X3D but considering the slight perf improvement on games, and not having cores as many as the 5900X, also a little bit more expensive than 5900X in my country, I decided to pick the 5900X instead.
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Johan 07 May 2022 11:55
I already bought mine 5900x from Amazon. I cannot wait for it to get here! :)
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