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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 5900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 68 days older than Ryzen 9 5900.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Ryzen 9 5900 - 258 vs 253 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
258
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$345
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900 | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900 or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
163 FPS
$14.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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172 FPS
$9.3/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.95
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137 FPS
$9.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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163 FPS
$12.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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131 FPS
$6.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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137 FPS
$10.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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180 FPS
$31.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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138 FPS
$9.35/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,289.99
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221 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,849.99
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163 FPS
$10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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154 FPS
$18.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,849
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258 FPS
$19.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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163 FPS
$17.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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121 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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93 FPS
$27.42/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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Laptops Using Ryzen 9 5900 or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
113 FPS
$10.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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