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AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 2% to 50%, including 50% in Cinebench R23 multi (20,978 vs 13,973).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 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

SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800AMD Ryzen 9 5900
cores —12
threads —24
base clock ghz —3
boost clock ghz —4.7
tdp w —65
memory bus —Dual-channel
l2 cache mb —6
l3 cache mb —64
process nm —7
socket —AMD 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 GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, NanoReview, Geekbench Browser 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.

BenchmarkAMD Ryzen 7 5800AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic		 13,973 points20,978 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic		 1,566 points1,594 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview, Geekbench Browser		 —9,915 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview, Geekbench Browser		 —2,122 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 25,691 pts33,954 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,381 pts3,434 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,377 points3,433 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or the AMD Ryzen 9 5900?

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 2% to 50%, including 50% in Cinebench R23 multi (20,978 vs 13,973).

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