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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

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Amazon has AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor for $226.96. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • 12 Cores & 24 Threads
  • 3.7 GHz Base Clock
  • 4.8 GHz Max Boost Clock
  • Socket AM4
  • 6MB L2 & 64MB L3 Cache
  • DDR4-3200 Memory
  • Unlocked Processor
  • Supports PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Zen 3 Architecture

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Amazon has AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor for $226.96. Shipping is free.

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Thanks to Community Member Mini_Leehom for finding this deal.

Features:
  • 12 Cores & 24 Threads
  • 3.7 GHz Base Clock
  • 4.8 GHz Max Boost Clock
  • Socket AM4
  • 6MB L2 & 64MB L3 Cache
  • DDR4-3200 Memory
  • Unlocked Processor
  • Supports PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Zen 3 Architecture

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    • This is rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 12K ratings at Amazon.
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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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Nov 19, 2024
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zoysiamo
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From the product description:
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The world's best gaming desktop processor
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.
Last edited by zoysiamo November 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM.
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Quote from zoysiamo :
From the product description:

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.
None of the processors that you mentioned have 12 cores and 24 processing threads. Your arguement is moot.

Edit:
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)....
Last edited by ghostfreckle November 19, 2024 at 08:49 PM.
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megablank
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Its a weird one, if going two ccds you may as well go 16 not 12.
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ArmchairQB
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I had two of these processors go bad. First one was under warranty, second one two months out. In decades of dealing with computers, the only time I have had processors go bad.
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dharans
Nov 19, 2024
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planning my first AMD build. Is there an easy way of looking at the model number "e.g., Ryzen 5,7,9" to determine if it is socket AM4 or AM5? Number threads, cores?
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Quote from megablank :
Its a weird one, if going two ccds you may as well go 16 not 12.
Sure, for 40% more.
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Quote from dharans :
planning my first AMD build. Is there an easy way of looking at the model number "e.g., Ryzen 5,7,9" to determine if it is socket AM4 or AM5? Number threads, cores?

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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Maybe good if you're upgrading your old CPU and that's about it. Way too much money for something that can't even use DDR5 if you're building a new system.
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Quote from ArmchairQB :
I had two of these processors go bad. First one was under warranty, second one two months out. In decades of dealing with computers, the only time I have had processors go bad.
That's crazy...

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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Quote from actinic :
Sure, for 40% more.
The pricing is absurd.
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Quote from VegaObscura :
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).
X700 = 8 core, 16 thread but lower clocks than X800's
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.
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Quote from normand4538 :
That's crazy...

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)​
Thermals were good. I played around with the OC on the X570s MB when I first got them but turned it off. Mainly just used for productivity and VMs, a bit of gaming. My work one started to intermittently lock up for no reason and got worse over time. Replaced under warranty and still using the replacement. The home one would lock up when idle, I believe when it tried to downclock. It would never act up when in use. I ended up replacing that one with a Ryzen 7 5700X3D being AMD would not replace that one under warranty. They were great when they were working. Handled a bunch of VM no problem. I purchased them both around the same time. Maybe I was unlucky and got part of a bad batch.
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Quote from zoysiamo :
From the product description: 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.
The 5900X was better than 5800X3D in many games and most stuff outside of games or multitasking while gaming. It is true that for only gaming 5800X3D is the best in AM4, but this was a very solid CPU
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Still waiting for the 5950x to go on sale .🤞

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Maybe wait for black Friday?
Last edited by Cisco408ca November 19, 2024 at 11:45 AM.

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