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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Ryzen 9 5900X

63 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
VS
59 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16-cores against the 3.7 GHz Ryzen 9 5900X with 12-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 (6)

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
54.4
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5900X and 5950X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 5950X
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Ryzen 9 5950X +23%
1464
Ryzen 9 5900X
1193
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 464 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5693 -
Cinebench Scores (75th and 111th 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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1120 MB/sec 1170 MB/sec
Clang compilation 147.1 Klines/sec 126 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 224.5 pages/sec 217.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 372.1 Mpixels/sec 362 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 222.5 pages/sec 232 pages/sec
Background blur 28.4 images/sec 38.7 images/sec
Photo processing 85 images/sec 85.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 38.4 Mpixels/sec 31.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 741 & 441 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 5950X +16%
45260
Ryzen 9 5900X
38888
Integer math 183.9 GOps/sec 139.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 100.5 GOps/sec 77.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 223M Primes/sec 257M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.9M Strings/sec 51.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.4 GBytes/sec 31 GBytes/sec
Data compression 622.5 MBytes/sec 498.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1854 Frames/sec 1984 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 40.4B Matrices/sec 33.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 19398 & 27058 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 5950X +31%
413.83
Ryzen 9 5900X
316.84

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13.9 PPW 11.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 121.2 PPW 121 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 431 PPW 370.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.94 PPW 3.02 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
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (stream pc)Cinebench 2026456 / 4979
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 (DDD)Cinebench 2026464 / 5693
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)GeekBench2259 / 12745
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)Cinebench 202499 / 1448
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-07 (C0d3M0nk3y)Cinebench 202497 / 1451
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-19 (D)Cinebench 202467 / 893
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 (Zoli)Cinebench 202493 / 1254
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-12 (Otamatone)Cinebench 202492 / 981
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-08 (aref)Cinebench 202494 / 1015
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-15 (SnakeyB)Cinebench 2024120 / 380
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 5900X

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released October 8, 2020 October 8, 2020
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 i9 11900K
Successor - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X - AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (51st and 70th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 12
P-Threads 32 24
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 4.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 12
Total Threads 32 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 37x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 64MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 4.15 billions 4.15 billions
Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 105 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 142 W 142 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 95Β°C 90Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (71st and 82nd 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 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X or Ryzen 9 5950X?
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Flint April 13, 2023 at 08:13 PM
It was a two-figure difference guess which one I went with.
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Don D August 11, 2022 at 02:47 PM
If you are doing Rendering etc, you'd see an improvement in speed since most rendering uses all cores/threads. Daz3d makes use of all cores.
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Roy Hollis July 25, 2022 at 03:42 AM
The cost you have to think about it. But the top dog is 5950x. Yes, if, you ever do need the extra power you have it. You do pay for it. I have a 5900x and it is great.
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Esa Chow February 13, 2022 at 02:00 PM
I agree 1000%. 5950x is for edge lords.
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average replier August 30, 2022 at 05:46 AM
It's for people who don't want their CPU's dying because their 3090's are heating it up to excessively high temps.
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Kevin C. December 4, 2021 at 05:36 PM
5900X. Cost vs. Value it's a no-brainer. The extra 4 cores so rarely come into use on the 5950X even on high-end video editing with Vegas Pro that it's not worth the almost $200 trade-off (currently). I know. I had one, and now I have the 5900X.
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