
Ryzen 9 5900X
AMD
PassMark
38,955
Performance
High-End
Performance Spectrum - CPU
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Overview
The Ryzen 9 5900X is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 5 November 2020 (5 years ago). It is based on the Vermeer (Zen3) (2020β2022) architecture. It features 12 cores and 24 threads. Base frequency is 3.7 GHz, with boost up to 4.8 GHz. L3 cache: 64 MB. L2 cache: 512K (per core). Built on 7 nm, 12 nm process technology. Socket: AM4. Thermal design power (TDP): 105 Watt. Memory support: DDR4-3200. Passmark benchmark score: 38,955 points. Launch price was $549.
Specifications
General
- Type
- desktop
- Series
- AMD Ryzen 9
- Designer
- AMD
- Launch price
- $549
- Manufacturer
- TSMC
- Release date
- 5 November 2020 (5 years ago)
- Architecture codename
- Vermeer (Zen3) (2020β2022)
- Performance ranking position
- 300
Technical
- Cores
- 12
- Threads
- 24
- Die size
- 2x 74 mm2 (CCD)
- L1 cache
- 64K (per core)
- L2 cache
- 512K (per core)
- L3 cache
- 64 MB
- Max frequency
- 4.8 GHz
- Multiplicador
- 37
- 64-bit support
- +
- Base frequency
- 3.7 GHz
- Transistor count
- 0 Million
- Process technology
- 7 nm, 12 nm
- Unlocked multiplier
- +
- Max case temperature (TCase)
- 95 Β°C
- Compatibilidade com Windows 11
- +
Compatibility
- Socket
- AM4
- Power consumption (TDP)
- 105 Watt
- Max processors in config
- 1
Memory
- RAM types
- DDR4-3200
- Memory channels
- 2
- Memory bandwidth
- 51.196 GB/s
- Max memory capacity
- 128 GB
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