AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
1614
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
1568
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
26017
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
20634
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
93
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
1464
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
1268
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
3469
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3470
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
45479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39047
Integer Math186.1 GOps/s141.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math100.2 GOps/s77.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search229 M primes/s257 M primes/s
Random String Sort65.3 M strings/s51.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption39.7 GB/s31.2 GB/s
Data Compression625.2 MB/s500.6 MB/s
Physics1884 frames/s1998 frames/s
Extended Instructions405 M matrices/s331 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
2276
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
2263
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
12728
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12701
File Compression1120 MB/s1170 MB/s
Clang Compilation147.1 KLines/s126 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser224.5 pages/s217.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering372.1 MP/sec362 MP/sec
Text Processing222.5 pages/s232 pages/s
Background Blur28.4 frames/s38.7 frames/s
Photo Processing85 frames/s85.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing38.4 MP/sec31.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
413.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
316.84

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 121.2 PPW 121 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 433.1 PPW 371.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 13.9 PPW 12.1 PPW
Blender / W 3.94 PPW 3.02 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced October, 8, 2020 October, 8, 2020
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 16 12
Threads 32 24
Frequency 3.4 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.9 GHz 4.8 GHz
General
Cores count1612
Threads count3224
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier34x37x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache64 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 4.15 billion 4.15 billion
Process tech. 7 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 105 W 105 W
Max TDP (Boost) 142 W 142 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Critical temp. 95 °C 90 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 47.68 GB 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

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