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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is a high-end 12-core, hyperthreaded (SMT) Vermeer series desktop processor that can process 24 threads simultaneously. Introduced on October 8, 2020, the Ryzen 9 5900X is the fastest 12-core processor and is specified at 105 watts TDP. The top model, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, offers even more power and at the same time offers another 4 cores and 8 threads. 

The Ryzen 9 5900X clocks with 3.7 GHz base clock and reaches up to 4.8 GHz on one core in turbo mode. However, when all 12 cores are loaded, up to 4.5 GHz is still possible.

The performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is consistently excellent in all applications and significantly better than the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X. AMD has been able to significantly improve its single thread performance in particular and even beats the Intel Core i9-10900K in this discipline. The multi-thread performance could also be improved. In an in-house duel, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X can even take on an AMD Threadripper 2950X.

The internal structure of the processor has not changed fundamentally at first glance. The CCX structure has changed a bit compared to Zen2, because now a CCX consists of up to 8 CPU cores. So each individual core can access the complete L3 cache (32 MByte). Furthermore the CCX modules are connected to each other via the same I/O die, which we already know from Zen2. According to AMD, the Infinity-Fabric should now reach clock rates of up to 2 GHz, which in turn allows a RAM clock of 4.000 MHz without performance loss.

For the manufacturing processes, AMD also relies on TSCM for the Vermeer processors for the 7nm production of the CPU cores, although the I/O die is still supplied in 12nm by Globalfoundries. 

In games, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is convincing thanks to the significantly improved IPC. With the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, streaming can be done simultaneously with gaming. But if you only want to play games, you are well advised to take a closer look at the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

► remove from comparison AMD R9 7900X

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raphael series. It offers 12 cores based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (24 threads). The cores clock from 4.7 (base) up to 5.7 GHz (single core boost). When all 12 cores are fully loaded, 5.1 GHz is the max. clock speed. The 7900X is the second fastest Ryzen at launch, only bested by the Ryzen 9 7950X with 4 more cores.

The performance of the R9 7900X is clearly better than the old Ryzen 9 5900X thanks to the improved architecture and modern 5nm process. Compared to Intels Raptor Lake Core i9-13700K the single-core performance is slightly lower and the multi-core performance slightly faster. The gaming performance is a bit lower, and is on average only on par with the Core i5-13600K and also lower than the old Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

The Raphael series still uses a chiplet design with two CCD-clusters (each with 8 possible cores) in 5nm and an IO-die (including the memory controller and the Radeon Graphics iGPU) in 6nm.

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 5900XAMD Ryzen 9 7900X
SeriesAMD Vermeer (Ryzen 5000)AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
CodenameVermeer (Zen3)Raphael (Zen4)
Series: Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) Raphael (Zen4)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X « 3.7 - 4.8 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D compare3.4 - 4.5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D compare4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X « 4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 compare3.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X compare4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 compare3.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D compare4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X compare4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock3700 - 4800 MHz4700 - 5600 MHz
L1 Cache768 KB768 KB
L2 Cache6 MB12 MB
L3 Cache64 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 2412 / 24
TDP105 Watt170 Watt
7 nm5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
Die Size2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm22x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
SocketAM4 (1331)AM5 (LGA 1718)
FeaturesMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
Architecturex86x86
$549 U.S.
Announced
TransistorsCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
max. Temp.95 °C
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 5900X
44.9 pt (62%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900X
57.1 pt (79%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 10531     avg: 15441     median: 16262 (15%)     max: 20634 Points
min: 28925     avg: 29289     median: 29300 (27%)     max: 29628 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1487     avg: 1526     median: 1527 (65%)     max: 1568 Points
min: 2012     avg: 2020     median: 2016.5 (86%)     max: 2039 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 579     avg: 603     median: 598 (66%)     max: 639 Points
min: 780     avg: 783     median: 782.5 (87%)     max: 787 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4077     avg: 6104     median: 6233 (15%)     max: 8629 Points
min: 11353     avg: 11474     median: 11471.5 (28%)     max: 11623 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1744     avg: 2631     median: 2695 (17%)     max: 3717 Points
min: 4753     avg: 4818     median: 4820.5 (30%)     max: 4856 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 242     avg: 252.6     median: 250 (75%)     max: 271 Points
min: 319     avg: 322.2     median: 323 (97%)     max: 325 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
41.8 Points (54%)
min: 53.91     avg: 54.6     median: 54.7 (71%)     max: 55.26 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.1 Points (78%)
min: 3.78     avg: 3.8     median: 3.8 (95%)     max: 3.85 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6828 Points (41%)
min: 8465     avg: 8658     median: 8623 (52%)     max: 8858 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
52076 Points (38%)
min: 67036     avg: 68658     median: 68579.5 (50%)     max: 70741 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
99651 Points (69%)
min: 121250     avg: 126872     median: 125768 (87%)     max: 134469 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
12739 Points (16%)
min: 16151     avg: 16234     median: 16246 (20%)     max: 16338 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 39.576     avg: 40.4     median: 40.3 (0%)     max: 41.122 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 1.781     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (0%)     max: 1.872 s
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
59.5 s (0%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
2.5 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
13361 Points (21%)
17225 Points (27%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 63583     avg: 88397     median: 90443 (52%)     max: 103095 MIPS
min: 124975     avg: 127080     median: 127195 (73%)     max: 129087 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5613     avg: 6469     median: 6582 (79%)     max: 6930 MIPS
min: 8252     avg: 8280     median: 8269 (99%)     max: 8345 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
191 fps (67%)
241 fps (84%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
335 fps (77%)
376 fps (87%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 12.4     avg: 23     median: 24.9 (44%)     max: 27.4 fps
min: 36.2     avg: 36.8     median: 36.9 (65%)     max: 37.1 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.8 GB/s (0%)
1.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.9 GB/s (50%)
2.8 GB/s (48%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
21.2 GB/s (55%)
14.8 GB/s (39%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 165     avg: 166.4     median: 166 (2%)     max: 168 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 138     avg: 161.5     median: 154.2 (1%)     max: 275 Seconds
min: 105     avg: 106.2     median: 106 (1%)     max: 107 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4457     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.992 sec
min: 0.3643     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3758 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 14624     avg: 17983     median: 16438 (35%)     max: 46989 Points
min: 20439     avg: 21223     median: 21284 (45%)     max: 21659 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.2 s (2%)
6.1 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
15.5 s (1%)
13.3 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
360.5 s (2%)
313.4 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 75591     avg: 79648     median: 80003 (70%)     max: 84938 Points
min: 82063     avg: 100438     median: 102019 (89%)     max: 102765 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 14512     avg: 20484     median: 21043.5 (57%)     max: 24451 Points
min: 26455     avg: 27800     median: 27731 (75%)     max: 28963 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 78128     avg: 83169     median: 82567 (67%)     max: 89517 Points
min: 96003     avg: 102745     median: 103232 (84%)     max: 105350 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 76234     avg: 83137     median: 82433.5 (67%)     max: 90527 Points
min: 97281     avg: 102964     median: 103220 (84%)     max: 106230 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 76690     avg: 84751     median: 85392 (72%)     max: 91451 Points
min: 94657     avg: 102993     median: 101826 (86%)     max: 108551 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 16889     avg: 21197     median: 21362 (54%)     max: 23560 Points
min: 25631     avg: 26260     median: 26310.5 (67%)     max: 26732 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 24944     avg: 32689     median: 32575 (58%)     max: 35932 Points
min: 40436     avg: 42329     median: 42325 (75%)     max: 43200 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8552     avg: 11730     median: 11913 (50%)     max: 13232 Points
min: 13634     avg: 15940     median: 15959.5 (67%)     max: 16721 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1137     avg: 1574     median: 1604 (68%)     max: 1737 Points
min: 2274     avg: 2290     median: 2294 (97%)     max: 2297 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6512     avg: 11914     median: 11765 (21%)     max: 15119 Points
min: 19987     avg: 20553     median: 20667.5 (37%)     max: 20799 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1162     avg: 1534     median: 1588 (7%)     max: 1670 Points
min: 2183     avg: 2195     median: 2196 (10%)     max: 2201 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6534     avg: 12041     median: 12813 (40%)     max: 14983 Points
min: 19975     avg: 20532     median: 20658 (65%)     max: 20765 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5479     avg: 6880     median: 7034 (70%)     max: 7392 Points
min: 9193     avg: 9260     median: 9275 (93%)     max: 9311 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 29337     avg: 48522     median: 52798.5 (58%)     max: 57137 Points
min: 74731     avg: 76662     median: 77033 (85%)     max: 77769 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 564     avg: 620     median: 582.5 (1%)     max: 905 ms
min: 431     avg: 438     median: 440 (1%)     max: 441 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 300     avg: 305.8     median: 304.5 (88%)     max: 314 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 178     avg: 266.4     median: 279 (58%)     max: 307 Points
min: 371     avg: 383.8     median: 383 (80%)     max: 395 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1514     avg: 1579     median: 1580 (61%)     max: 1619 Points
min: 2315     avg: 2370     median: 2370 (91%)     max: 2408 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 105.1     avg: 154.2     median: 122 (21%)     max: 235.6 Watt
319 Watt (55%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 106.6     avg: 152.1     median: 114 (21%)     max: 235.8 Watt
313 Watt (57%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 63.1     avg: 75     median: 73.6 (49%)     max: 88.3 Watt
94.1 Watt (62%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 15.8     avg: 17.3     median: 16.4 (12%)     max: 19.8 Points per Watt
15.5 Points per Watt (12%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 5900X → 100% n=44

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900X → 129% n=44

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