AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Review

Introducing the Ryzen 9 5900X! This Desktop processor is a marvel in AMD's enthusiast range. Debuted in 2020, it's packed with 12 cores and 24 threads. It operates at a base clock speed of 3.8GHz, can ramp up to 4.8GHz, and has a power consumption of 105W, ready to supercharge your gaming system. The Ryzen 9 5900X is built on the Vermeer 7nm platform and belongs to the esteemed Ryzen 9 series.

And guess what? The Ryzen 9 5900X is the ultimate successor to AMD's previous-gen gaming champion, the Ryzen 9 3900X. The Ryzen 9 3900X was based on the legendary Zen 2 and 7nm process, and it made its grand entrance into the gaming scene back in 2019. But now, it's time for the Ryzen 9 5900X to take the throne and conquer the gaming world!

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is another epic drop from Team AMD, cranking things up in the neverending AMD vs Intel CPU war. But hey, core count ain't everything, especially for playing the hottest PC games. Single-core performance gotta be on point too.

Can the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X finally dethrone the king of mainstream CPUs, the Core i9-10900K? It's a maybe. The Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't quite reach the same single-core performance as its rival, but more games are starting to use all those threads, so who cares!

Forget about low single-core performance being a weakness for AMD! With the 4.8GHz turbo boost and some sweet IPC improvements, the Ryzen 9 5900X is finally competitive on the single-core front. Time to fry some noobs!

So, the switch to 7nm silicon is pretty epic! This lets AMD cram a ton more cache into the CPU. We're talking a combined L2 and L3 cache of 12 x 512 kB and 64. Since the cores are on separate chiplets, they were able to fit way more in – a whopping 12 x 512 kB and 64! This means much faster performance, especially when you're chasing those sweet high FPS in 1080p games. You'll especially notice the difference in classics like Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Git gud noobs!

Finally, shrinking down to 7nm means the CPU sips power like a pro! Thanks to the Zen 3 architecture, AMD Ryzen 9 4 Gen processors like the Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 7 5800X can be up to 58% more efficient than their Intel counterparts. Not the biggest deal, but hey, lower electricity bills are always welcome, especially these days. Every penny counts!

No surprise here, a beastly 12-core, 24-thread CPU with a 4.8GHz boost clock absolutely shreds. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is the undisputed king of consumer CPUs (until you jump into the HEDT market, that is) – at least until you upgrade to the Ryzen 9 5950X. Get ready to dominate the competition!

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is an absolute monster, just like its 12 cores, 24 threads, and hefty price tag suggest. This is the top dog of mainstream processors, the king you've been waiting for. Games, video editing, 3D work – the Ryzen 9 5900X handles it all with ease. Bow down to the king!

Heads up though, there are still a few tasks where the Core i9-10900K might perform a bit better. Think super old, single-threaded games like World of Warcraft. But even that gap is closing in fast. catching up!

The past few years, AMD has been clawing its way to the top of the desktop CPU game, and with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, they've finally reached the peak. Move over Intel, there's a new sheriff in town!

AMD just unleashed its Zen 3 architecture, raising the stakes in the high-stakes battle for desktop PC dominance against Intel. This new lineup of chips pushes core counts and raw power to crazy high levels, threatening Intel's reign for the first time in a decade. Buckle up, it's about to get intense!

The Ryzen 9 5900X sits just below the mighty Ryzen 9 5950X with its fancy 7nm compute die and beefy 16 cores and 32 threads. While the Ryzen 9 5950X might seem like the obvious winner, AMD has done some magic to keep the Ryzen 9 5900X's single compute die design efficient. Plus, the higher TDP allows for more aggressive boost clocks. This means the Ryzen 9 5900X could actually compete with the Ryzen 9 5950X in some games – who knew?

Heads up, with a simple overclock, the Ryzen 7 5800X can actually perform almost as well as the Ryzen 9 5900X, even when the Ryzen 9 5900X is overclocked too. But the Ryzen 7 5800X is $70 cheaper! Don't get us wrong, the Ryzen 9 5900X is still a beast and offers more overall performance than Intel's Core i7-10700K, but if you're on a budget, the cheaper sibling might be the better call.

We already went deep into the nitty-gritty details of the Zen 3 chip design in our reviews of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 7 5800X. If you want to learn more about the Ryzen 9 5900X's architecture (which is identical to the Ryzen 7 5800X), head over there!

Alright, listen up. When it comes to pure gaming performance, Intel still holds the crown. If squeezing out every last frame per second is your top priority, then a Intel CPU might be the better choice. But here's the thing: that advantage shrinks at higher resolutions or if you pair the CPU with a less powerful graphics card. mattersToo

For gamers on a budget who aren't afraid of a little overclocking and have decent cooling, the Ryzen 7 5800X is a solid option. You can get pretty much the same performance as the Ryzen 9 5900X (especially for gaming) by overclocking it a bit. Plus, it's cheaper! This is why we gave the Ryzen 7 5800X an Editor's Choice award.

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, like all the other CPUs in AMD's Vermeer family, is built on a tiny 7nm manufacturing process – the smallest you can find right now. This means it uses less power and runs much faster than previous CPUs.

The high number of threads (over 7!) in the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X makes it a monster for tasks that use all the cores at once (multi-threaded workloads), especially for the price. If you edit a lot of videos or work with giant spreadsheets, the Ryzen 9 5900X will give you a noticeable performance boost.

Heads up! If you already have a Ryzen 9 3900X, this new generation doesn't offer a huge jump in performance. You might be better off waiting a year to upgrade or spending more on a higher-end CPU.

For gamers, both the Core i9-10900K and Ryzen 9 5900X are great choices. They're neck and neck, with a slight edge to the Intel CPU if you don't overclock it. The Ryzen 9 5900X's base performance can be achieved with cheaper RAM (around $90), whereas the Core i9-10900K needs faster RAM ($110-$120) to hit the frame rates we showed. The price difference is small though, and with anything less than an RTX 2070 or Vega 64 graphics card, your GPU will bottleneck your performance anyway. BottleneckAtPlay

Today's review is on the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, a 12-core desktop processor launched in Oct 2020. AMD sells the Ryzen 9 5900X without integrated graphics, making it perfect for systems with a dedicated graphics card. It costs $499 and is a great option for those who already have a GPU.

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is a decent performing chip for $499. The main competitor at this price point is the Core i9-10900K, a 10-core unlocked processor with integrated graphics, which costs $488.

With Ryzen 9, AMD brings new innovation with its new architecture and a 7nm manufacturing process. Similar to Ryzen 9, Ryzen 9 is built for the AM4 platform with support for all the latest features like DDR4 RAM, super-fast NVMe SSDs, and Thunderbolt 3 ports.

Can you game on AMD's Ryzen 9 CPU? Absolutely! We got a solid 96% score in our gaming benchmarks.

The Ryzen 9 5900X is a great choice for both gaming and content creation, thanks to its high performance (1.52%) and at least 12 threads. Live streaming, eSports, and uploading gameplay videos are becoming increasingly popular, and this CPU can handle it all.

The Ryzen 9 5900X boosts up to the advertised 4.8 GHz, and with AMD's software you can push one core even higher to 4.8+0.1 GHz. But don't expect much beyond that without a serious cooler upgrade and manual voltage tweaks.

More cores, more power! The Ryzen 9 5900X's 12 cores outperform everything Intel throws at it, including both the competitor's closest rival and a higher-end model.

Building on the success of mainstream Ryzen 9 CPUs, AMD is now attacking the enthusiast market with the Ryzen 9 5900X processors, available since Oct 2020.

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is priced at $499, which is a great deal compared to the almost $488 Intel Core i9-10900K. With 12 cores, the Ryzen 9 5900X will outperform Intel's 10 core CPU in tasks that use multiple cores. While you don't get integrated graphics like Intel, most enthusiast gamers building a cheap PC won't need it anyway.