AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3471 vs 3446
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39196 vs 27923
  • Around 34% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10192 vs 7634
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3471 vs 3446
PassMark - CPU mark 39196 vs 27923
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 10192 vs 7634

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3471
3446
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
39196
27923
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
10192
7634
Name AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
PassMark - Single thread mark 3471 3446
PassMark - CPU mark 39196 27923
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 10192 7634

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Zen 3
Launch date 5 Nov 2020 5 Nov 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $449
OPN PIB 100-100000061WOF 100-100000063WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000061 100-000000063
Place in performance rating 335 515
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.8 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 64 MB 32 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz 4.7 GHz
Number of cores 12 8
Number of threads 24 16
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Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 105 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 20
PCI Express revision 4.0 4.0
PCIe configurations 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)