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Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 92.5% (103rd of 1406)

Based on 160 user benchmarks.  Device: 078BFBFF00A20F10 Model: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor
Poor: 48%Average: 92.5% Great: 105%
Gaming
Gaming 92%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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Excellent average bench

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core averaged just 7.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 152Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 563Pts

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core is 57.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 80.3Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 1,004Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 160 samples)
Rank 10392.5%
Min Avg Max
59.8 Memory 80.3 92.8
122 1-Core 152 169
147 2-Core 294 334
94.5% 175 Pts
Min Avg Max
155 4-Core 563 658
150 8-Core 1,004 1,291
94.3% 783 Pts
Min Avg Max
155 64-Core 1,440 2,288
89.1% 1,440 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
98.4% Outstanding
Memory 76.8
1-Core 155
2-Core 326
98% 186 Pts
4-Core 642
8-Core 1,218
111% 930 Pts
64-Core 1,503
93% 1,503 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
97.8% Outstanding
Memory 76.3
1-Core 156
2-Core 315
96% 182 Pts
4-Core 637
8-Core 1,224
111% 931 Pts
64-Core 2,007
124% 2,007 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 78.1
1-Core 163
2-Core 313
98% 185 Pts
4-Core 604
8-Core 1,228
108% 916 Pts
64-Core 2,270
140% 2,270 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
95% Outstanding
Memory 68.2
1-Core 170
2-Core 333
99% 190 Pts
4-Core 652
8-Core 1,094
106% 873 Pts
64-Core 1240
77% 1240 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 18 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 71.9
1-Core 142
2-Core 284
88% 166 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 1,117
101% 848 Pts
64-Core 1,874
116% 1,874 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
68.2% Good
Memory 78.1
1-Core 80.6
2-Core 180
65% 113 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 1,278
83% 793 Pts
64-Core 1,892
117% 1,892 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 61,958,655 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 115%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 117%
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System: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900X 12-CoreAMDBench 92%, 160 samples13x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $325Bench 124%, 840,268 samples30x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $300Bench 128%, 416,603 samples25x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples22x
SSD
HARDDISK 500GBQemuBench 59%, 94 samples17x
HARDDISK 2TBQemuBench 65%, 24 samples17x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $50Bench 260%, 140,876 samples14x
RAM
1x16GBQEMUBench 91%, 3,887 samples110x
1x12GBQEMUBench 78%, 4,175 samples61x
1x8GBQEMUBench 78%, 5,342 samples61x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $325

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