AMD - Ryzen 9 5900X 4th Gen 12-core, 24-threads Unlocked Desktop Processor Without Cooler - Black
Model: 100-100000061WOF
SKU: 6438942
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Customers have good things to say about the Ryzen 9 5900X's performance and CPU performance, frequently praising its capabilities in gaming and overall power. Many reviews highlight the processor's excellent performance for its price. There are no reported negative customer comments about this product.
AMD continues to impress. This CPU is amazing! The 5900X absolutely blows the Intel i9 10900k out of the water when it comes to productivity and can trade blows when it comes to gaming (something Intel generally excels at). It's so nice to finally see AMD competitive w/ Intel again. The Ryzen 5000 series processors are a big step up in architecture from the previous generation (3000 series), especially when it comes to gaming, better CCX efficiency, and improved IPC (instructions per cycle). The only con I can even think of is that these do tend to run rather hot, especially compared to Intel CPU's. Though it's not really a con since AMD has stated that it's expected that these can peak at 98°C without issue. Throwing on a decent cooling setup is highly recommended. I run an Arctic Freezer II 360mm AIO and temps generally range from roughly 37-38°C @ idle to 68-72°C @ load. Having said all that, this processor is in extremely high demand & will be very hard to come by @ retail prices. If you can eventually get your hands on one, even at a slight ~$50 mark-up from MSRP, I would still recommend buying it. You most definitely will not be disappointed with your purchase! =)
Posted by TekniQ
12 cores 24 threads at 4.7ghz Pretty good Unfortunately I didn't win the silicon lottery I can't do all @4.8 and can't single core a 5ghz. Sad face . Coming from a 2700x I don't know how good it is in games because I can't purchase any rtx 3000 series cards or a rdna 2 cards . I'm too hard headed to purchase above MSRP prices. If everybody was like me scalpers wouldn't exist.
Posted by Anthony
Love my Ryzen 9. I was a little curious about AMD, because in the past they had been slower, but not anymore. I think they've been pretty good since 3 series, and really good here in the 5th series. I'm not sure what more next gen processors do, but this one does all I need it to do and fast! Anything local to my drive comes up instantly. I use it to game and for productivity, whether video editing or image editing, zero issues, even though those are done in large part with the graphics card. I've had a billion windows and videos open and no stutter. It just barrels through it all. I'm can't get technical on the cores and threads, because I'm not that deep in PC language, but like I said, it handles everything I do and fast. It's probably overkill for what I use it for, but I don't like lag at all, so I'm happy there isn't any here. For someone who isn't that savy, building a PC isn't hard and I encourage you to try as long as you know your build specs, can find the software for your components and are at least a little mechanically inclined, you can use youtube for guidance. Don't waste money on prebuilds, use pcpartspicker dot com and build one. You get to choose the quality of all the parts in your build, not just the ones with the flashy specs the pre-builts draw you in with. It theirs is cheap, they cheaped out somewhere, like the RAM, PSU, motherboard, storage drive, case or fans. They just show you a decent processor, flashy graphics card and high amount of RAM, but a cheap foundation will rear its ugly head eventually. I'm not sure why the rant, but nevertheless, consider building your own. If anything it's cathartic and great to learn.
Posted by Junior