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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Ryzen 7 5800

63 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
VS
49 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5800
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16-cores against the 3.4 GHz Ryzen 7 5800 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

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 power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
40.4
(Average)
Value Index
21.1
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5800 and 5950X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Has 32 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
  • 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2276 vs 2068 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 5950X
vs
Ryzen 7 5800

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Ryzen 9 5950X +102%
1464
Ryzen 7 5800
724
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 464 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5693 -
Cinebench Scores (#75th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 9 5950X +10%
2276
Ryzen 7 5800
2068
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 5950X +37%
12728
Ryzen 7 5800
9314
File compression 1120 MB/sec 1003.9 MB/sec
Clang compilation 147.1 Klines/sec 76.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 224.5 pages/sec 188.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 372.1 Mpixels/sec 304 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 222.5 pages/sec 217.1 pages/sec
Background blur 28.4 images/sec 24.6 images/sec
Photo processing 85 images/sec 65.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 38.4 Mpixels/sec 18.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 741 & 307 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 9 5950X +3%
3476
Ryzen 7 5800
3377
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 5950X +76%
45260
Ryzen 7 5800
25659
Integer math 183.9 GOps/sec 91.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 100.5 GOps/sec 51.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 223M Primes/sec 108M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.9M Strings/sec 32.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.4 GBytes/sec 19.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 622.5 MBytes/sec 314.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 1854 Frames/sec 1144 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 40.4B Matrices/sec 21.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 19398 & 644 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 5950X +117%
413.83
Ryzen 7 5800
191.09

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13.9 PPW 11.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 121.2 PPW 143.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 431 PPW 394.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.94 PPW 2.94 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-12 (stream pc)Cinebench 2026456 / 4979
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-30 (DDD)Cinebench 2026464 / 5693
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)GeekBench2259 / 12745
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)Cinebench 202499 / 1448
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-07 (C0d3M0nk3y)Cinebench 202497 / 1451
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-06-13 (chilko)Cinebench 202491 / 724
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 7 5800

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released October 8, 2020 January 12, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i9 11900K - Intel Core i7 11700
Successor - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X - AMD Ryzen 7 7700
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (51st and 117th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 8
P-Threads 32 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 8
Total Threads 32 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 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
TDP (PL1) 105 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 142 W 88 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 95ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (71st and 109th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page -
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
10 (58.8%)
7 (41.2%)
Total votes: 17

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Comments

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