AMD Ryzen 9 5900

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is a desktop processor built on the Zen 3 microarchitecture and 7 nm process node. It features 12 cores and 24 threads, with a base clock of 3.0 GHz and a boost clock of 4.7 GHz. The processor includes 768 KB of L1 cache, 6 MB of L2 cache, and 64 MB of L3 cache. It has a TDP of 65 W and supports DDR4-3200 memory in dual-channel configuration. The CPU uses the AM4 socket and provides 24 PCIe 4.0 lanes. It does not include integrated graphics and does not support ECC memory. The processor has an unlocked multiplier for overclocking. It was launched with an MSRP of $549.