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20 Cores, 28 Threads @3.4GHz, Raptor Lake.
Release date: Q4 2023.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 66,985 user samples
6,853 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 134% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.6 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 125% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 125% Great: 134%
SPEED RANK: 6th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 128%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 165%
UFO
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 / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
130 % Much faster effective speed.
+31%
99 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7%
81.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
230 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+41%
163 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
461 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+44%
320 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
920 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+47%
626 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1781 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+54%
1157 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
93.3 Pts +1% 92.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
237 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+32%
179 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
472 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+33%
356 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
940 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+35%
694 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1870 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+42%
1318 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,929,286 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.96 % Much higher market share.
+48%
0.65 %
Value
Value For Money
122 % Better value.
+21%
101 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
94 % More popular.
+29%
73 %
Price
Price (score)
$347 $261 Cheaper.
+25%
Age
Newest
12 Months Much more recent.
+75%
48 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 105 Watts More energy efficient.
+16%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
20 cores Much higher core count.
+67%
12 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
28 threads Higher thread count.
+17%
24 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
10 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+30%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+17%
4.8 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
3891 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+70%
2290 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
3708 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+85%
2000 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Raptor Lake Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 770 None

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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