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expired Posted by Mini_Leehom • Nov 19, 2024
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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7000-series and above = AM5
X800 = 8 core, 16 thread
X900 = 12 core, 24 thread
X950 = 16 core, 32 thread
Add an X3D and you get the 3D cache (good for gaming).
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That may have been debatable at release, but it's not even the best gaming processor on the old AM4 platform--the 5800X3D has better performance in almost any game and is more power-efficient. Of course, the 7950X3D, 9950X, 9800X3D, and many Intel 14th-gen processors will all outpace the 5800X3D today.
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I wasn't saying its the best gaming processor...
I was validating what AMD said. They said: The world's best gaming desktop processor, with 12 cores and 24 processing threads.
People need to pay attention.
1. This is/was the best gaming processor with 12c/24t at the time and probably stil is. Other processors can be faster, but they don't match c/t counts.
2. The page and quote about the performance was from November 5, 2020. It pretty much was the best cpu a the time. All these other comments about x3d cpus being "better", may be true, but they werent at thing until 2022 (2 years after the 5900 released)....
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5000-series and below = AM4
7000-series and above = AM5
X800 = 8 core, 16 thread
X900 = 12 core, 24 thread
X950 = 16 core, 32 thread
Add an X3D and you get the 3D cache (good for gaming).
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How were your thermals before they pooped out on you?
Also, was there any OC involved? (I ask because I've been eyeballing this sucker for a LOOONG time, waiting for it to drop to ~$200. I'd be very dissapointed if this turned into a $200 paperweight a year or two in)
7000-series and above = AM5
X800 = 8 core, 16 thread
X900 = 12 core, 24 thread
X950 = 16 core, 32 thread
Add an X3D and you get the 3D cache (good for gaming).
X600 = 6 core, 12 thread
G suffix = Laptop APU with built in graphics
GT suffix = G with slightly higher clocks
For the 5000 series a 5500 is 6 core 12 thread but based of the APU chip with the GPU disabled. For 3000 or older series it's a 4 core 8 thread CPU.
Also the 5900 XT is a 16 core 32 thread processor with slightly lower clocks than the 5950. It's really more of a 5950 LE or something like that but they didn't want to name it that way.
Personally, for a new build I'd be looking at AM5 currently. The price premium for DDR5 and the platform in general is a lot lower than when it launched. It will be supported longer and should end up with some good upgrade options eventually. If you aren't starting with the 9800x3D that would be a good option once it's more available/cheaper. A system using used AM4 stuff might make sense for an extreme budget build or maybe a 5700x3D system as a cheap way to get into an x3D processor since the x3D entry price for AM5 is pretty high and stock seems hit and miss.
How were your thermals before they pooped out on you?
Also, was there any OC involved? (I ask because I've been eyeballing this sucker for a LOOONG time, waiting for it to drop to ~$200. I'd be very dissapointed if this turned into a $200 paperweight a year or two in)
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