AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Cores: 12
- L3 cache: 64MB (shared)
- TDP: 105 W (max. boost up to 142 W)
- Transistor size: 7 nm
Ryzen 9 5900X - desktop processor produced by Amd for socket AM4 that has 12 cores and 24 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3700 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 4800 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 64 MB. Please note that this chip doesnβt have integrated graphics.
Review
Compare AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with other CPUs
Test in Benchmarks
Performance test of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X in benchmarksCinebench
Cinebench Scores - 112th place
GeekBench v6
| File compression | 1170 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 126 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 217.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 362 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 232 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 38.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 85.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 31.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
| Integer math | 139.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 77.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 257M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 51.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 31 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 498.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1984 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 33.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 11.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 121 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 370.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.02 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-19 (D) | Cinebench 2024 | 67 / 893 |
| π 2025-11-02 (Zoli) | Cinebench 2024 | 93 / 1254 |
| π 2025-10-12 (Otamatone) | Cinebench 2024 | 92 / 981 |
| π 2025-10-08 (aref) | Cinebench 2024 | 94 / 1015 |
| π 2025-08-15 (SnakeyB) | Cinebench 2024 | 120 / 380 |
| π 2025-06-23 (MrMoodyPants) | Cinebench 2024 | 94 / 1046 |
| π 2025-06-08 (iiSick) | Cinebench 2024 | 95 / 1355 |
| π 2025-05-29 (D.Maciver) | Cinebench 2024 | 99 / 1203 |
Specifications
Ryzen 9 5900X technical specificationsGeneral
| Vendor | Amd |
| Released | October 8, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Integrated GPU | No |
| Intel Equivalent | - Intel Core i9 11900K |
| Successor | - AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking - 70th place
CPU
| P-Cores | 12 |
| P-Threads | 24 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.8 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 |
| Total Threads | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 64MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 4.15 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 105 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 142 W |
| Socket | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 90Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking - 83rd place
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 |
| Technologies | - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP |