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Key specs
Cores
12
Threads
24
Boost Clock
4.8 GHz
TDP
105 W
Socket
AM4
Process
7 nm
Benchmarks
Rating
59
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
95
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
1193
TDP
105 W Boost: 142 W
Cache L3
64MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
95
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
1193
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2263
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12,701
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3465
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
38,888
Blender CPU
316.84
GeekBench v6
File compression
1170 MB/sec
Clang compilation
126 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
217.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
362 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
232 pages/sec
Background blur
38.7 images/sec
Photo processing
85.1 images/sec
Ray tracing
31.5 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Integer math
139.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math
77.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
257M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
51.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption
31 GBytes/sec
Data compression
498.8 MBytes/sec
Physics
1984 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
33.1B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Cinebench 2024 / Watt
11.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
121 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
370.4 PPW
Blender / Watt
3.02 PPW
General
Vendor
Amd
Released
October 8, 2020
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Codename
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU
No
Intel Equivalent
- Intel Core i9 11900K
Successor
- AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
CPU
P-Cores
12
P-Threads
24
Base Frequency (P)
3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)
4.8 GHz
Total Cores
12
Total Threads
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
L1 Cache
64K (per core)
L2 Cache
512K (per core)
L3 Cache
64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Package
Transistors
4.15 billions
Fabrication Process
7 nm
TDP (PL1)
105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)
142 W
Socket
AM4
Peak Temperature
90°C
Memory Support
Memory Types
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size
128 GB
Memory Channels
2
Max. Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
ECC Support
Yes
Misc
Official Site
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X official page
PCI Express Version
4.0
PCI Express Lanes
20
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA - Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2 - Virtualization: AMD-V - Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP