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Ryzen 9 5900X Spec and Price in the United States

AM412 cores / 24 threads

Released November 5, 2020 · $549.00 MSRP

A twelve-core, 24-thread step down from the 5950X that keeps the same 105W TDP and 64MB of L3 cache while boosting to 4.8GHz from a 3.7GHz base. No integrated graphics is included, so a discrete GPU is required, and the chip ships without a cooler in the box. Unlocked for overclocking on the AM4, DDR4-3200 platform shared with the rest of the Ryzen 5000 series.

52nd of 65 models in the CPU catalog on Boost clock. Tied 17th of 65 models in the CPU catalog on L3 cache — 7 models share this figure.

Current best price
$269.00at Newegg · captured 2026-09-15View at Newegg

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Price history

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Specifications

Cores
12
Threads
24
Socket
AM4
Boost clock
4.8 GHz
Base clock
3.7 GHz
L3 cache
64 MB
L2 cache
6 MB
TDP
105 W
Integrated graphics
No
Architecture
Zen 3
Process node
TSMC 7nm FinFET
Memory support
DDR4-3200
PCIe generation
4
Unlocked
Yes
Included cooler
No

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What owners and reviewers say

Summarised from 1 source(s), reviewed September 13, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices

Commonly praised

  • Reviewers measured a large generational gain in IPC, gaming and application performance, compatible with existing AM4 boards.
  • It is unlocked, more power-efficient than the prior generation, and adds PCIe 4.0 support.

Commonly criticised

  • It costs more than the previous generation and its multi-CCD layout costs some performance.
  • Overclocking yields little benefit, and it ships with no cooler and no integrated graphics.

Sources behind this summary

Sources

Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.

The MSRP above came from this source instead, tracked separately from the specs.