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AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X separate most on pcie lanes: AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT at 20, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X at 24, 17% in favour of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X. They match on 20 other specifications, including product line, codename and tdp. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X scores 391 against 364 for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT, a lead of 7%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Product Line | Ryzen | Ryzen |
| Form Factor | Boxed Processor, Desktops | Desktop |
| Model Number | 5900XT | 5950X |
| Codename | Vermeer | Vermeer |
| Release Year | 2024 | 2020 |
| TDP | 105 W | 105 W |
| iGPU | Discrete Graphics Card Required | None (CPU only) |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Socket Status | Mature | End of Life |
| Process Node | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Performance Cores | 16 | 16 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | Yes | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | true |
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB | 64 MB |
| Base Power | 105 W | 105 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 142 | 142 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 3200 | 3200 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | true |
| Integrated Graphics | No | No |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20-17% | 24 |
| Retail Availability | Boxed Retail | Boxed Retail |
| Cores | 16 | 16 |
| Threads | 32 | 32 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.