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

Blender Classroom Benchmark

Frequency improvements help to boost the 5900X to a 43 second render time benefit over the Zen 2 3900XT. A render time decrease of 13% when going from the old 12-core to the new 12-core highlights the improvements that AMD is bringing into play with Zen 3.

Versus Intel’s Core i9-10900K, the Ryzen 9 5900X is in a completely different performance league despite costing roughly the same.

V-Ray CPU Benchmark

23% is the lead for the 5900X versus the 3900XT and that is thanks to improved architecture and better all-core Precision Boost clocks. Overclocking the 12-core Zen 3 processor to 4.7GHz again allows it to marginally outperform the 16-core Zen 2 3950X at its stock clocks. Versus the Core i9-10900K, the 5900X is vastly superior.

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