AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 16 Cores and 32 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.8 GHz

Cores: 16 Threads: 32

Typical TDP: 105 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 16-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 151.34

Overall Rank:
206th fastest in multithreading out of 5025 CPUs
361st fastest in single threading out of 5025 CPUs
54th fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $289.99 USD (2025-03-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

43886

Single Thread Rating

3424

Samples: 173*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

Integer Math	176,197 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	98,630 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	209 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	62,137 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	37,770 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	598,697 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,770 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	39,252 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,424 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$289.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$309.00 USD	Buy Now!

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,793
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		43,886
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,333
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,052
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,513
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,124
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,874
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,202
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,720
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,626
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.96
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		212.39
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		151.34
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.23
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.24
Intel Core i9-13900K		103.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.38
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.21
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,613
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,020
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		3,424
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2481320 - Mar 14 2025		42780
BL2481178 - Mar 14 2025		44049
BL2480809 - Mar 14 2025 [Overclocked]		48709
BL2480192 - Mar 14 2025		44403
BL2479856 - Mar 14 2025		45867

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		43,886
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		37,161 (-15.3%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		52,835 (+20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		51,508 (+17.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		45,514 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		42,215 (-3.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		54,712 (+24.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		46,407 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		46,124 (+5.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		39,052 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		38,660 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		36,725 (-16.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		35,885 (-18.2%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,194
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,518
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,858
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,532
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,830
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,723
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,679
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,515
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,459
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,459
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT		4,278

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