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Ryzen 7 5700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 leads on 5 of 6 shared benchmarks (4% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 7 5700X takes 1 (3% in Geekbench 6 single).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 5700X and the AMD Ryzen 9 5900. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 7 5700XAMD Ryzen 9 5900
cores 812
threads 1624
base clock ghz 3.43
boost clock ghz 4.64.7
tdp w 6565
memory bus —Dual-channel
l2 cache mb —6
l3 cache mb 3264
process nm 77
socket AMD Socket AM4AMD Socket AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from TechPowerUp, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, GadgetVersus, Gizbot, PC Guide, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, NanoReview and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 7 5700XAMD Ryzen 9 5900
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, GadgetVersus, Gizbot, PC Guide		 13,230 pts20,978 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, GadgetVersus, Gizbot, PC Guide		 1,527 pts1,594 points
Geekbench 5 multi (higher is better)
Source: Gizbot		 8,964 points—
Geekbench 5 single (higher is better)
Source: Gizbot		 1,580 points—
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, NanoReview, PC Guide		 9,706 pts9,915 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, NanoReview, PC Guide		 2,185 pts2,122 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 28,891 pts33,954 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,386 points3,434 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,386 points3,433 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 5700X or the AMD Ryzen 9 5900?

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 leads on 5 of 6 shared benchmarks (4% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 7 5700X takes 1 (3% in Geekbench 6 single).

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