AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Zen 3 CPU Review

1. Ryzen 9 5900X - The Sensible High-End Option2. Zen 3 Architecture and Changes3. Operating Frequencies & Overclocking4. Testing Methodology5. CPU Tests: Cinebench R206. CPU Tests: Blender and V-Ray Rendering7. CPU Tests: 7-Zip Compression & Decompression8. CPU Tests: Handbrake H264 & H2659. Memory Tests: Memory Bandwidth and Latency10. Gaming: 3DMark Time Spy11. Gaming: F1 202012. Gaming: Grand Theft Auto V13. Gaming: Metro Exodus14. Gaming: Red Dead Redemption 215. Gaming: Shadow of the Tomb Raider16. Gaming: The Division 217. Technical: Power Draw, Efficiency, Temperatures18. Value: Cinebench Performance per £19. Closing Thoughts20. View All Pages

Cinebench R20

Cinebench nT sees the Zen 3 chips setting a new tier of performance for mainstream platform options.

The 12-core 5900X blasts past the 10900K with a 35% performance lead. Versus the incumbent Zen 2 12-core, AMD’s new offering is an impressive 17% quicker. Manually overclocked to a lofty 4.7GHz the 5900X is able to offset a four-core deficit and leapfrog the stock 3950X 16-core chip’s performance.

For 1T operating, nothing can come close to the Zen 3 architecture in this test, and when the improvements to boost clock frequency and residency are coupled in, Zen 3’s performance lead is colossal. This result bodes well for performance in lightly threaded tasks, including games, going forward.

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