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Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 95% (110th of 1445)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Device: 0000000000000000 Model: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor
Poor: 75%Average: 95% Great: 105%
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Excellent average bench

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core averaged just 4.9% 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 163Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 315Pts

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core is 30.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 81.2Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 1,010Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 11095%
Min Avg Max
66.4 Memory 81.2 93.2
126 1-Core 163 178
155 2-Core 315 355
99.8% 187 Pts
Min Avg Max
157 4-Core 589 698
156 8-Core 1,010 1,333
96.9% 799 Pts
Min Avg Max
157 64-Core 1,412 2,336
87.4% 1,412 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU #0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
107% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 168
2-Core 332
106% 197 Pts
4-Core 659
8-Core 1,299
116% 979 Pts
64-Core 1,822
113% 1,822 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
105% Outstanding
Memory 80.3
1-Core 173
2-Core 340
104% 198 Pts
4-Core 689
8-Core 1,298
118% 993 Pts
64-Core 2,291
142% 2,291 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 5 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
103% Outstanding
Memory 84.3
1-Core 175
2-Core 345
107% 201 Pts
4-Core 653
8-Core 1259
114% 956 Pts
64-Core 1,308
81% 1,308 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
100% Outstanding
Memory 77.6
1-Core 170
2-Core 333
102% 193 Pts
4-Core 660
8-Core 970
102% 815 Pts
64-Core 971
60% 971 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 65
1-Core 165
2-Core 339
98% 190 Pts
4-Core 672
8-Core 1,255
115% 964 Pts
64-Core 2,152
133% 2,152 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 75.2
1-Core 138
2-Core 289
89% 167 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 961
90% 749 Pts
64-Core 1,337
83% 1,337 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 69
1-Core 139
2-Core 290
87% 166 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 1,025
94% 788 Pts
64-Core 2,052
127% 2,052 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
71.3% Very good
Memory 51.8
1-Core 135
2-Core 266
78% 151 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 845
80% 665 Pts
64-Core 1,178
73% 1,178 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
49.7% Average
Memory 52.3
1-Core 68.2
2-Core 139
49% 86.4 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 318
38% 291 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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CPU
Ryzen 9 5900X 12-CoreAMDBench 95%, 50 samples1x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,047x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples826x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples457x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples426x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples517x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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