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AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Benchmarks – 4 CPU’s gaming & productivity performance stats

The wait is over!! AMD’s most awaited Ryzen 5000 series processors were out in the market and are available starting from 5th November, as promised by the company in their launch event. Our testing team has already had their hands on the new AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPUs and a detailed review is underway. For those curious bees out there, we would wish to share a few benchmarking performances figures beforehand. The time has finally come to find out if the hype for the Ryzen 5000 is real, let’s roll!

Index of this Article

We have documented the benchmarks separately for each processor in the 5000 series. The test bench we have built is different for each processor and the configuration is listed down.

AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Benchmarks of Ryzen 9 5950X, 5900X, 5800X, 5600X.

On the prospect of AMD Ryzen 5000 series benchmark test results, we think that it would make absolute sense to mention a few of our observations with the new AMD Ryzen 5000 series. The first of which is with the Zen 3 architecture. In the previous Ryzen CPU chips, there were 4 cores sharing 16MB of cache while the other 4 cores sharing another 16MB of cache. This architecture introduces more latency in the overall operation. To address this, AMD came up with a clever solution of integrating the total 32MB of cache into a single chip. This significantly improves latency. Another biggest improvement is in the IPC with an increment of about 19% compared to their previous generation while still keeping the TDP at 105W.

What hasn’t changed is the platform. It is on the AM4 socket and is compatible with a lot of AMD 400 and 500 series MOBOs. If you have one of those motherboards already, popping in a replacement CPU is a lot easier and can be cost-effective. However, you will have to go through a not so uncomplicated process of flashing your older motherboard with the latest supported BIOS. There are a lot of guides online to help you with this. With that said, let’s roll in.

AMD Ryzen 5000 series Benchmarks and Specs

As far as the design technology goes, the AMD Zen 3 processors are based on the same 7nm manufacturing process as that of the previous-gen Ryzen 3000 chips that were released into markets last year. AMD’s intent is clear, it wants to boost IPC performance which in turn improves single-core performance. As the single-core performance is one area that AMD lacks compared to Intel with their previous generation processors. As per what AMD claims, there is a significant improvement in the overall performance compared to their previous-gen processors.

Ryzen 5000 Series Benchmarks Multi-threaded performance
Ryzen 5000 Series Benchmarks Multi-threaded performance statistics

We tried running a few games to check if the improvements are indeed real, the results just blew our mind. Here we go!

Our Testbench Setup –

As we are going to test all monsters from the AMD Zen 3 line-up, we would wish to go a little more extensive with our test bench setup that includes ASUS Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi for the motherboard, with two sticks of G. SKILL DDR4-3600 RAM of 8 GB each, Noctua NH-D15 cooler, 1TB Corsair Force MP600 and finally, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 FE Graphics Card. For the testing purpose, we made use of the Windows 10 Operating System running the October 27, 2020 patch.

#1. AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X which tops the list with 16-cores and 32 threads, has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz while it has a boost frequency of up to 4.9 GHz. Speaking of the cache, it has a 72 MB L2+L3 cache and 105W TDP. The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Benchmark Scores blew Intel far away from the race. Be it gaming or productivity, Ryzen 9 5950X tops it all.

When it comes to gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X has a significant improvement compared to their previous generation CPUs. We have tested benchmarks for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X across various games and productivity applications and drew comparisons between their very own previous generation processors as well as the latest Intel processors. And the rest is magic!

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Gaming Benchmarks

F1 2020 – Australia (Dry), 1080p Very High Preset

F1 2020 is the most comprehensive F1 game ever. With a very intuitive interface and immersive experience, F1 2020 tops on the best PC games list. We ran the F1 2020 benchmarks using our AMD Ryzen 9 5950X CPU powered PC and the results are impressive. The following are the benchmarks for your reference.

F1 2020 - Australia (Dry), 1080p Very High Preset

When compared to the previous generation AMD processors, the Ryzen 9 5950X had done exceptionally well in terms of handling the F1 2020 Australia (Dry) when played at full-HD resolution with the presets set to high. The following figure represents Ryzen 9 5950X benchmarks when compared to the Intel processors.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider – 1080p, Highest preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a high graphic centric action-adventure video game developed by Eidos-Montreal and is published by Square Enix. The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X handled the game extremely smoothly with buttery graphics. The benchmarks for the same are mentioned below.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 1080p, Highest preset

When the Ryzen 9 5950X performance in Shadow of the Tomb Raider is compared with the latest-gen Intel processors,

Even the Ryzen 5 5600X could easily beat the Intel Core i9-10900K with a great margin.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 – Sydney Landing Challenge, 1080p Ultra Preset

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is one of the CPU hungry games with extreme graphics throughout the gameplay. Below mentioned are the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X benchmarks running the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 at full HD resolution using ultra preset settings.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Sydney Landing Challenge, 1080p Ultra Preset

The above benchmarks clearly show that the new Zen 3 Ryzen 9 5950X is leading when compared to the previous generation AMD processors. It still tops the race even when compared with the latest generation Intel processors.

Grand Theft Auto V – 1080p, Max Settings (no AA)

Grand Theft Auto V popularly known as GTA V is yet another intuitive game with extreme graphics. The following are the benchmarks that are recorded using the Ryzen 9 5950X compared with both the Intel processors and the in-house previous-gen AMD processors.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 – Sydney Landing Challenge, 1080p Ultra Preset

The Ryzen 9 5950X is ahead of the Core i9-10900K by a slight margin.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Dust II, 1080p Very High Settings (no AA)

Counter-Strike Global Offensive popularly known as CS GO is a multiplayer first-person (FPV) shooter video game with extensive graphics and very intuitive gameplay. We ran Counter-Strike GO using the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and presented the benchmarks for your reference.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Dust II, 1080p Very High Settings (no AA)

Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI Benchmark

Civilization VI is a turn-based strategy video game. It isn’t the most power-hungry game we have seen but does require you to have decent specs to run it. Given below are the benchmarks of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X running Civilization VI game.

Civilization VI - Gathering Storm AI Benchmark

AMD totally outranked Intel when it comes to CS GO when played at 1080p at very high settings.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Productivity Benchmarks

POV-Ray:

POV-Ray is an abbreviation for the Persistence of Vision Raytracer, is a high-quality software tool that lets you create stunning three-dimensional graphics. We tested our Ryzen 9 5950X by running the POV-Ray software and also on the Intel-powered computers. The comparison benchmarks for the same are provided below for your reference.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X POV-Ray

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is light years ahead of Intel here. Intel didn’t even come closer.

Cinebench R20:

Cinebench R20 is a computer program intended to test the hardware capabilities of a computer. It can be used as a test for Cinema 4D’s 3D modeling, animation, motion graphic, and rendering performance on multiple CPU cores. The AMD Ryzen 5950X Cinebench R20 benchmarks took us by surprise.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Cinebench R20 Benchmarks

PugetBench for Creative Cloud

The PugetBench for Creative Cloud is a complete benchmark suite for Adobe CC suite. It is intended to address the need for comprehensive, repeatable, and consistent benchmark testing for the most popular applications used by creative professionals. The PugetBench Adobe CC Benchmarks for AMD Ryzen 5950X are given below for your reference.

PugetBench for Creative Cloud

The Adobe benchmarking scores are proof to tell that the new AMD Ryzen 9 5950X outperformed Intel Core i9-10900K.

Compile – Mozilla Firefox

The Ryzen 9 5950X handled the Mozilla Firefox quite well in our test case. It took relatively less time for the compilation. Given below are the benchmarks corresponding to compilation time on Mozilla Firefox when tested with the new Ryzen 9 5950X.

Compile – Mozilla Firefox

Blender 2.90

Blender is an open-source 3D creation suite with support to the entirety of the 3D pipeline – rigging, modeling, simulation, animation, rendering, composition, and motion tracking, even game creation, and video editing.

V-Ray

V-Ray is a commercial plug-in for third-party 3D computer graphics software applications and is used in different industries for visualizations and computer graphics. The industries include media, film, entertainment and video game production, product design, industrial design, and architecture. The V-Ray benchmarks using the Ryzen 9 5950X are given for your reference. Surprisingly, the new Ryzen 9 5950X surpassed Intel’s flagship Core i9-10900K by a greater margin.

Corona Benchmark

Corona Benchmark test is one of the most intensive hardware score tests aimed at testing the performance of heavy software like 3ds Max and Cinema 4D. We tried running Corona Benchmarks using our Ryzen 9 5950X build and the results are astonishing.

#2. AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Benchmarks

The second on the list of the AMD Ryzen 5000 series set is the new Ryzen 9 5900X which is an impressive 12 cores and 24 thread CPU that has a base clock frequency of 3.7 GHz that can be boosted up to 4.8. In the cache area, it has a total of 70MB of L2+L3 cache, and the TDP is the same as that of the 5950X.

We ran a few gaming as well as productivity benchmarks featuring the new Ryzen 9 5900X. In each case, the Ryzen 9 5900X is ahead of Intel Core i9-10900K. We have disclosed the benchmarking scores that we have got for your perusal.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Gaming Benchmarks

F1 2020 – Australia (Dry), 1080p Very High Preset

The experience running the F1 2020 at 1080p resolution with a very high preset is hyper smooth. Given down are the benchmarks corresponding to it.

Compared to the previous generation Ryzen processors, there is a significant improvement in gaming performance by a fair margin. We could observe an increase of over 50 frames per second compared to that of the last generation Ryzen 9. Let us see how well it goes compared to that of the Intel processors. =

Surprisingly, we could yield a few more extra frames compared to Ryzen 9 5950K and it is needless to mention the comparison between Intel processors. Well, you get it!

Shadow of the Tomb Raider – 1080p, Highest preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a high graphic centric action-adventure video game developed by Eidos-Montreal and is published by Square Enix. We have run the benchmarks at 1080p resolution at the highest preset.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X benchmark perfomance

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 – Sydney Landing Challenge, 1080p Ultra Preset

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is the most CPU centric game on our list. Let us see how well the Ryzen 9 5900X goes with this.

The above comparison shows how well the performance is optimized from the previous generation CPUs. Let us also see how it does in terms of comparison with Intel processors.

Grand Theft Auto V – 1080p, Max Settings (no AA)

The following are the benchmarks featuring the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with the Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) played at 1080p at maximum graphics.

When compared with AMD’s previous generation processors:
When compared with Intel processors:

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Dust II, 1080p Very High Settings (no AA)

We ran Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Dust II at 1080p resolution with very high graphics settings on the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X.

CS GO benchmarks comparing the Ryzen 9 5900X performance with the previous AMD processors:

CS GO benchmarks comparing the Ryzen 9 5900X performance with the Intel processors:

Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI Benchmark:

We tried running the Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI on our testbench setup powered by AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and documented the benchmarks for your perusal.

Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI Benchmarks on Ryzen 9 5900X compared to the previous generation Ryzen CPUs:
Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI Benchmarks on Ryzen 9 5900X compared to Intel CPUs

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Productivity Benchmarks

POV-Ray:

Running Persistence of Vision Raytracer (POV-Ray) came out to be a smoother experience with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. For your understanding, we have documented the benchmarks comparing the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with the latest CPU range in Intel.

POV-Ray Benchmarks on Ryzen 9 5900X compared to the Intel CPUs:

Ryzen 9 5900X Productivity Benchmarks statistics

Cinebench R20

Running Cinebench R20 on our testbench computer powered by the new AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, we got the following results. They surprised us and should surprise you as well.

PugetBench for Creative Cloud

The PugetBench for Creative Cloud is a complete benchmark suite for Adobe CC suite. Running PUgetBench for Adobe Creative Cloud gave us the following AMD Ryzen 9 5900X benchmarks. The Intel Core i9-10900K is nowhere near the Ryzen 9 5900X.

Compile – Mozilla Firefox:

There is a huge difference in the compilation time when compared to the new Ryzen 9 5900X with that of the flagships from Intel.

Blender 2.90

Blender is an open-source 3D creation suite with support to the entirety of the 3D pipeline – rigging, modeling, simulation, animation, rendering, composition, and motion tracking, even game creation, and video editing. Given below are the benchmarks showing the comparison between Ryzen 9 5900X with the top processors from Intel.

V-Ray

V-Ray is a commercial plug-in for third-party 3D computer graphics software applications. The following are the benchmarks running V-Ray on the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with a comparison of the Intel CPUs.

Corona Benchmark

Corona Benchmark test is a software-based intensive test aimed at determining the hardware performance for using heavy software like 3ds Max and Cinema 4D. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X performed exceptionally well in terms of Corona Benchmarking. We have drawn a comparison of the same with the popular processors from the Intel lineup.

#3. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Benchmarks

Next on our list is the new AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with 8 cores and 16 threads in total and has a TDP of 105 w which is the same as that of the Ryzen 9 series. On the clock speed side, it has a base frequency of 3.8 GHz that can be boosted to a maximum of 4.7 GHz. Speaking of the cache, it has a total of 36MB L3 Cache.

We ran a few gaming and productivity tests with our Ryzen 7 5800X powered testbench CPU and documented the benchmarking scores for your perusal. Also, draw the comparison between a few previous generations AMD processors as well as with the latest Intel processors.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Gaming Benchmarks –

F1 2020 – Australia (Dry), 1080p Very High Preset

When we ran the F1 2020 – Australia (Dry) at 1080p resolution with a very high graphics preset on the Ryzen 7 5800X powered testbench, the results surprised us.

F1 2020 Benchmarks on Ryzen 7 5800X compared to the previous generation AMD CPUs

F1 2020 Benchmarks on Ryzen 7 5800X compared to the popular Intel processors

Shadow of the Tomb Raider – 1080p, Highest preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a very intuitive game with heavy graphics. When we ran the benchmarks using the Ryzen 7 5800X powered testbench PC, we obtained the following results. We have done a quick comparison between the Ryzen 7 5800X with the previous generation CPUs from the AMD line-up as well as with the popular CPUs from Intel.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Benchmarks on Ryzen 7 5800X compared to the previous generation AMD CPUs:

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Benchmarks on Ryzen 7 5800X compared to the popular Intel processors:

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 – Sydney Landing Challenge, 1080p Ultra Preset:

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is the most CPU centric game on our list. Let us see how well the Ryzen 7 5800X goes with this.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Benchmarks using Ryzen 7 5800X compared to the previous generation AMD CPUs:

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Benchmarks on Ryzen 7 5800X compared to the popular Intel processors:

Grand Theft Auto V – 1080p, Max Settings (no AA):

The following are the benchmarks featuring the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with the Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) played at 1080p at maximum graphics.

Grand Theft Auto V Benchmarks compared with AMD’s previous generation processors:

Grand Theft Auto V Benchmarks compared with Intel processors:

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Dust II, 1080p Very High Settings (no AA):

We ran Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Dust II at 1080p resolution with very high graphics settings on the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. The following is the benchmarking score for the same.

CS GO benchmarks comparing the Ryzen 7 5800X performance with the previous AMD processors:

CS GO benchmarks comparing the Ryzen 7 5800X performance with the Intel processors:

Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI Benchmark:

We tried running the Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI on our testbench setup powered by AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and documented the benchmarks for your perusal.

Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI Benchmarks on Ryzen 7 5800X compared to the previous generation Ryzen CPUs:

Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI Benchmarks on Ryzen 7 5800X compared to Intel CPUs:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Productivity Benchmarks

POV-Ray:

Persistence of Vision Raytracer (POV-Ray) ran really smoothly on our testbench PC powered by the new AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. The benchmarks for the same are provided below for your perusal.

POV-Ray Benchmarks on Ryzen 7 5800X compared to the Intel CPUs:

Cinebench R20 –

We ran Cinebench R20 benchmarks on our AMD Ryzen 7 5800X powered CPU and these are the results. For your understanding, we have compared it with some popular Intel CPUs.

PugetBench for Adobe Creative Cloud:

The PugetBench for Create Cloud is a complete benchmarking suite for generating Adobe Benchmarks. We have made use of our Ryzen 7 5800X powered testbench computer to generate the Adobe benchmarks.

Compile – Mozilla Firefox:

The Ryzen 7 5800X could handle the Mozilla Firefox quite well. We have generated the benchmarks using our Ryzen 7 5800X powered testbench PC. For your understanding, we have compared the same with different Intel processors.

Blender 2.90:

Blender 2.90 is an open-source creation suite that enables the user to create and edit 3D models. We have generated Blender 2.90 benchmarks using our AMD Ryzen 7 5800X powered testbench PC and documented the results below.

V-Ray:

We have generated V-Ray benchmarks using the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU and compared the result with the latest processors from Intel.

Corona Benchmark:

Corona Benchmark is an intensive software test intended to test the hardware performance of a computer for use with heavy graphics processing software like 3ds Max and Cinema 4D. We ran Corona Benchmarks using our AMD Ryzen 7 5800X powered testbench PC and provided the result below. For your better understanding, we have compared the performance with a few popular processors from Intel

#4. AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Benchmarks

Last but not least on our list is the new Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores and 12 threads. It has a TDP of just 65W and has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz that can be boosted up to 4.6. The cache on the processor is 35MB in total.

To test the performance of the new AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, we have built a testbench PC using the 5600X and ran a few benchmark tests. We also tried comparing the performance of this processor with the most popular Intel CPUs.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Gaming Benchmarks –

F1 2020 – Australia (Dry), 1080p Very High Preset:

We have generated benchmarks for F1 2020 using our Ryzen 5 powered 5600X, here are the benchmarks for your reference.

F1 2020 Benchmarks on Ryzen 5 5600X compared to the previous generation AMD CPUs:

F1 2020 Benchmarks on Ryzen 5 5600X compared to the popular Intel processors:

Shadow of the Tomb Raider – 1080p, Highest preset:

We used our AMD Ryzen 5 5600X run testbench PC to generate Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmarks at 1080p resolution and highest preset values. Here we go!

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Benchmarks on Ryzen 5 5600X compared to the previous generation AMD CPUs:

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Benchmarks on Ryzen 5 5600X compared to the popular Intel processors:

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 – Sydney Landing Challenge, 1080p Ultra Preset:

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is the most CPU centric game on our list. Let us see how well the Ryzen 5 5600X goes with this.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Benchmarks using Ryzen 5 5600X compared to the previous generation AMD CPUs:

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Benchmarks on Ryzen 5 5600X compared to the popular Intel processors:

Grand Theft Auto V – 1080p, Max Settings (no AA):

The following are the benchmarks featuring the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with the Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) played at 1080p at maximum graphics.

Grand Theft Auto V Benchmarks using Ryzen 5 5600X compared with AMD’s previous generation processors:

Grand Theft Auto V AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Benchmarks compared with Intel processors:

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Dust II, 1080p Very High Settings (no AA):

The following are the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X benchmarks obtained by running Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at 1080p resolution at very high graphics settings.

CS GO benchmarks comparing the Ryzen 5 5600X performance with the previous AMD processors:

CS GO benchmarks comparing the Ryzen 5 5600X performance with the Intel processors:

Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI Benchmark:

The following are the benchmarks that we have obtained while running Civilization VI -Gathering Storm AI using the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU at 1080p resolution and maxed-out settings.

Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI Benchmarks on Ryzen 5 5600X compared to the previous generation Ryzen CPUs:

Civilization VI – Gathering Storm AI Benchmarks on Ryzen 5 5600X compared to Intel CPUs:

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Productivity Benchmarks

POV-Ray:

The following are the benchmarks recorded while running the Persistence of Vision Raytracer (POV-Ray) using the testbench PC based out of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

POV-Ray Benchmarks on Ryzen 5 5600X compared to the Intel CPUs:

Cinebench R20 –

Running Cinebench R20 on the Ryzen 5 5600X CPU based testbench setup gave us the following benchmarking score.

PugetBench for Adobe Creative Cloud:

The PugetBench for Create Cloud is a complete benchmarking suite for generating Adobe Benchmarks. We have made use of our Ryzen 5 5600X powered testbench computer to generate the Adobe benchmarks.

Compile – Mozilla Firefox:

Running the Mozilla Firefox compilation process on Ryzen 5 5600X powered gave us the following benchmark score.

Blender 2.90:

We tested the new AMD Ryzen 5 5600X by generating a benchmarking score on our testbench PC and the result came out to be this. For your understanding, we also compared the test score with the latest processors from Intel.

V-Ray:

We have generated V-Ray benchmarks using the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU and compared the result with the latest processors from Intel.

Corona Benchmark:

Running Corona Benchmarking using the Ryzen 5 5600X based testbench setup brought us the following result. For your better understanding, we have compared the same with the performance of popular Intel processors.

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