AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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We’ve gotta say, as impressive as the Ryzen 9 5950X is, we found reviewing the 5900X a little more interesting, mostly because it has a direct competitor in the same price bracket. The Ryzen 9 5900X is a more wallet-friendly CPU and possibly the more popular of the two for those looking to build a high-end system.

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Last revision on February 26, 2021

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Multiplier unlocked
PCIe 4.0 support
Gaming performance improved
Impressive application performance
Drop-in upgrade for current 500-series AM4 owners
Superior value versus Intel Core i9 competition
A new single-core champion

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CPU cooler not included
More expensive than its predecessor

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By TechSpot on November 06, 2020 95

By TechPowerUp on November 05, 2020 90

AMD has done it again! Their new Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processors bring yet another huge generation-over-generation improvement. Many years ago, the naysayers had talked about AMD just grabbing the low-hanging fruit, and that these gains would soon be history—guess not. The new Ryzen 5000 processors have been rearchitected from the ground up, with impressive results.

By KitGuru on November 05, 2020 90

Strong in multi-threaded, lightly threaded, and single-threaded tasks ranging from rendering to gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is a superb option at a little over £500 and represents excellent balance in AMD’s Zen 3 product stack.

By TechRadar on November 05, 2020 90

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is an absolute monster of a CPU, bringing the biggest gen-on-gen jump in single-core performance in years, which helps make the processor stronger across the board. The best part? You don't even need a new motherboard.

By PCGamer on November 05, 2020 91

The Ryzen 9 5900X is a phenomenal processor that is as good in serious apps as it is games, no other 'mainstream' chip really comes close.

By ProfesionalReview on November 05, 2020 95

AMD buscaba más madera en gaming con sus Ryzen 5000 y desde luego que lo ha conseguido. Ya sabíamos de antemano que la potencia en renderizado y procesamiento bruto iba a ser muy superior a las CPU de Intel y así ha sido, además este 5900X no está lejos del precio de su rival i9-10900K.

By Hexus on November 05, 2020 90

Ryzen 9 5900X naturally brings the same goodness to the table. Excelling in gaming thanks to Zen 3, it's much faster than rival Intel's premier 10-core processor for rendering tasks. Pricing is more key for this second-rung chip as it will go into a wider range of enthusiast systems, and £510 seems a fair outlay for a rudely capable processor.

By PCWorld on November 06, 2020

With the Ryzen 5000 we’re simply floored by its performance. It’s the best CPU for heavy multi-core loads. It’s the best CPU for single-core loads. It’s the best CPU for gaming. Add to it support for PCIe 4.0, compatibility with many existing AM4 motherboards, and actually reasonable prices, and you get what is undoubtedly the best CPU we’ve ever seen.

By Tom's Hardware on November 05, 2020

To the world of enthusiasts that have long been pining for a huge gen-on-gen upgrade, AMD’s Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 5900X deliver an almost unbelievable amount of performance improvement over not only AMD’s previous-gen Ryzen processors, but also over Intel’s Comet Lake flagships. The fact that the Ryzen 9 chips regularly break the 5GHz barrier, even at stock settings, is simply icing on the cake.

By EuroGamer on November 05, 2020

Regardless, from our perspective Ryzen 5000 has already done enough. AMD has effectively eliminated the largest single advantage enjoyed by its closest competitor, and that's an achievement well worth celebrating. It will be fascinating to see how the Ryzen 5000 lineup expands over time - a hypothetical Ryzen 5 5600 could be an absolute value monster - and to see whether Intel is able to muster any kind of a response.

By AnandTech on November 05, 2020

It’s hard to believe the extent to which some of AMD’s performance numbers have grown in the last five years. Even within the Ryzen family, we can pinpoint the leaps and bounds by which AMD is now the market leader in pure x86 performance.

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