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AMD100-100001404WOF
▲ 733,564 ▼

12 Cores, 24 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

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▲ 56211 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen5.
Release date: Q3 2024.

Effective Speed 
+17%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 60,234 user samples
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60,132 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 87% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 87% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 96th / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
102 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 131% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 92% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Poor: 92% Great: 131%
SPEED RANK: 39th / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 119%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		99 % 116 % Faster effective speed.
+17%
Average Score 
+25%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		81.1 Pts +1% 80.5 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		163 Pts 222 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+36%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		320 Pts 434 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+36%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		626 Pts 812 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+30%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1,157 Pts 1,449 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+25%
Overclocked Score 
+27%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.3 Pts +2% 90.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		179 Pts 237 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+32%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		356 Pts 473 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+33%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		694 Pts 931 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+34%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,318 Pts 1,806 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+37%
Value & Sentiment 
+217%
Market Share
Based on 68,969,485 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.65 % Hugely higher market share.
+829% 		0.07 %
Value
Value For Money 		101 % 111 % Better value.
+10%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		73 % Much more popular.
+30% 		56 %
Price
Price (score) 		$260 Cheaper.
+20% 		$327
Nice To Haves 
+11%
Age
Newest 		48 Months 3 Months Hugely more recent.
+94%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		105 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+38%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		12 cores Much higher core count.
+50% 		8 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		24 threads Much higher thread count.
+50% 		16 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm 4 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+43%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz 3.8 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.8 GHz 5.5 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+15%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2,290 Pts 2,389 Pts +4%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2,000 Pts 2,043 Pts +2%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen3 Zen5
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 AM5
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None RDNA2
Conclusion 
Average Bench 99%
Average Bench 116%

The Ryzen 9 5900X is second in AMD’s line-up of new Zen 3 CPUs. The 12-core hyper-threaded processor has base/boost clock speeds of 3.7/4.8 GHz, a 70 MB cache and a TDP of 105W. The 5900X took center stage in the 5000 series launch presentation where AMD gunned for Intel’s “best gaming CPU” crown. They showed the 5900X as being 26% better for gaming than the previous generation’s Ryzen 9 3900XT, attributing this to the new architecture’s faster single core speeds and lower latency. AMD also stated that the 5900X achieves, on average, 6.8% faster gaming performance than Intel’s 10-core i9-10900K. The details around AMD’s testing were not disclosed but it is safe to assume that 6.8% is the highest average lead that AMD are willing to stand by. Our benchmarks show that the 5900X’s slightly faster cores and the 10900K’s slightly lower memory latency balance out to yield similar performance. Whilst presenting their figures, AMD admitted that their 3000 series CPUs were far from “best for gaming” and conceded that the 10900K is approximately 19% faster than the 3900XT (our effective speed marks the gap at just 14%). Despite this clear performance deficiency, AMD supported 3000 series sales with an aggressive and successful marketing campaign to easily outsell Intel over the last 12 months. Given the real performance uplift observed in the 5000 series, and the absence of any meaningful marketing from Intel, we expect CPU sales to shift even further in AMD’s favour. Gamers that do not wish to pay “marketing fees” should investigate Intel’s $175 USD 11400F, the $660 USD savings would be far better spent on a higher tier GPU. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 9000 CPUs have the same integrated graphics, PCIe lanes, USB support and DRAM controller as the Ryzen 7000 series. The only difference is improved cores which have moved from TSMC's 5 nm process to 4 nm. The new cores offer 15% more performance under cherry-picked conditions but for latency-sensitive workloads, like gaming, they are just few percent faster. The 9600X, 9700X, 9900X, and 9950X are priced at $280, $360, $500, and $650, respectively, making them $80-$200 USD more expensive than the 7000 series. Since the 7000 series flopped (7800X3D somewhat excluded) due to unrealistic pricing, slow boot times, high platform costs and windows gamebar requirements etc., the 9000 series is more or less DOA. When the 9000X3D variants launch (expected in early 2025) gamers who play cache sensitive games such as SoTTR or Factorio with a 4090 and don’t mind frame drops, may find value in the 9800X3D. Meanwhile, Intel’s 12th and 13th gen CPUs continue to offer the best value for money in today’s market. Furthermore, Intel is scheduled to launch Arrow-Lake (est. +10% performance vs 14th gen) and Lunar-Lake (snapdragon competitive x86 battery life) this year, but they face serious challenges due to reliance on marketers who are mostly funded by AMD. Even if Arrow and Lunar Lake deliver stellar performance, without significant improvements in social media marketing: forums, reddit, youtube etc., Intel now face the very real risk of bankruptcy (third worst-performing S&P500 stock from Jan to Aug 2024). [Aug '24 CPUPro]

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