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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X: specs, benchmarks and comparison

  • 12 cores / 24 threads
  • up to 4.8 GHz
  • AM4
Manufacturer site
Illustration, not a product photo
Render rank
32 of 89
among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 43% of the leader
Launch price
$549
MSRP, US
Release
November 5, 2020
TDP
105 W
thermal design power

Performance

Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

CPU, bmw27 (CPU)

117.28 s

lower is better

Rank 2 of 4 tested73% of the leader
117
0100200300
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; Ryzen 9 5900X is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1Ryzen 9 5950X86
  2. 2Ryzen 9 5900X117
  3. 3Ryzen 7 5800X167
  4. 4Ryzen 5 5600X233

Median of 242 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (2)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.8396.2 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81108.9 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

CPU, classroom (CPU)

298.37 s

lower is better

Rank 2 of 4 tested73% of the leader
298
0200400600
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; Ryzen 9 5900X is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1Ryzen 9 5950X217
  2. 2Ryzen 9 5900X298
  3. 3Ryzen 7 5800X428
  4. 4Ryzen 5 5600X591

Median of 205 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (2)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.83276.36 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81326.1 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

CPU, fishy_cat (CPU)

148.37 s

lower is better

Rank 2 of 4 tested73% of the leader
148
0100200300
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; Ryzen 9 5900X is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1Ryzen 9 5950X108
  2. 2Ryzen 9 5900X148
  3. 3Ryzen 7 5800X212
  4. 4Ryzen 5 5600X298

Median of 154 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.83136.48 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

CPU, koro (CPU)

229.3 s

lower is better

Rank 2 of 4 tested70% of the leader
229
0200400600
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; Ryzen 9 5900X is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1Ryzen 9 5950X160
  2. 2Ryzen 9 5900X229
  3. 3Ryzen 7 5800X315
  4. 4Ryzen 5 5600X448

Median of 134 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.83194.52 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

CPU, pavillon_barcelona (CPU)

309.71 s

lower is better

Rank 2 of 4 tested73% of the leader
310
0200400600800
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; Ryzen 9 5900X is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1Ryzen 9 5950X225
  2. 2Ryzen 9 5900X310
  3. 3Ryzen 7 5800X441
  4. 4Ryzen 5 5600X625

Median of 161 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.83298.14 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.90

CPU, victor (CPU)

496.06 s

lower is better

Rank 2 of 4 tested73% of the leader
496
02505007501,000
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; Ryzen 9 5900X is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 1Ryzen 9 5950X364
  2. 2Ryzen 9 5900X496
  3. 3Ryzen 7 5800X703
  4. 4Ryzen 5 5600X992

Median of 143 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.83529.58 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 4.5.0

CPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom

306 samples/min

higher is better

Rank 32 of 89 tested43% of the leader
306
0200400600800
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; Ryzen 9 5900X is highlighted.

Nearest models in this benchmark

  1. 30Ryzen 7 9700X312
  2. 31Core i5-14600KF309
  3. 32Ryzen 9 5900X306
  4. 33Core i5-14600K305
  5. 34Core i5-13600K303

Median of 288 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (17)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 5.2.0317 samples/min26 of 49
Blender Benchmark 5.1.1325 samples/min22 of 39
Blender Benchmark 5.1.0333 samples/min14 of 22
Blender Benchmark 5.0.0280 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.4.0293 samples/min30 of 72
Blender Benchmark 4.3.0284 samples/min34 of 80
Blender Benchmark 4.2.0289 samples/min31 of 84
Blender Benchmark 4.1.0295 samples/min18 of 52
Blender Benchmark 4.0.0302 samples/min20 of 65
Blender Benchmark 3.6.0311 samples/min15 of 52
Blender Benchmark 3.5.0311 samples/min12 of 40
Blender Benchmark 3.4.0320 samples/min10 of 36
Blender Benchmark 3.3.0333 samples/min9 of 29
Blender Benchmark 3.2.1319 samples/min5 of 19
Blender Benchmark 3.2.0320 samples/min2 of 4
Blender Benchmark 3.1.0321 samples/min4 of 19
Blender Benchmark 3.0.1348 samples/min3 of 8

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Specifications

Cores and clocks

Cores
12
Threads
24
Base clock
3.7 GHz
Max clock (Boost/Turbo)
4.8 GHz
Unlocked multiplier
yes

Cache

L2 cache
6 MB
L3 cache
64 MB

Platform

Socket
AM4
Process node
TSMC 7 nm FinFET

Memory and interfaces

Memory type
DDR4
Official memory speed
3,200 MT/s
PCI Express
PCIe 4.0
Integrated graphics
none

Power

TDP (AMD method)
105 W

Checked against the manufacturer’s official page on 2026-11-08. Fields missing from the page are left empty (unknown).

Specifications: AMD, checked November 8, 2026. Launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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