AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

Processor comparisons   04-02-2023
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2400G and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Furmark, PassMark, RealBench, MATLAB, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Blender, PCMark 10, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Valheim
Rainbow Six Siege
Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2400G or AMD Ryzen 9 5900.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 5900

62%

Ryzen 5 2400G

52%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 5900 is 16% better than Ryzen 5 2400G. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 5900

59%

Ryzen 5 2400G

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	103.8	91.5
Valorant	118.0	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	66.1	58.2
Apex Legends	110.9	97.7
Call of Duty Warzone	88.5	77.9
Overwatch	95.6	84.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	81.4	71.7
DOOM Eternal	59.0	52.0
Warzone	92.0	81.1
Assassin's Creed	99.1	87.3
Valheim	97.9	86.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 5900

89%

Ryzen 5 2400G

44%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 5900 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 2400G since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinbench 15 Single-core	285	155
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3789	811
Cinbench 20 Single-core	668	391
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	8653	1922
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1815	1021
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	23790	4800

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Single-Core	3487	2182
Multi-Core	39560	8739

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Single-Core	1743	866
Multi-Core	15530	3390

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	February 12, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Vermeer	Raven Ridge
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen
Generation	4	2
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	12	4
Threads	24	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9400 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache	6MB	2MB
L3 cache	64MB	4MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000062	YD2400C5M4MFB YD2400C5FBBOX YD2400C5FBMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 2400G is 16% better than Ryzen 9 5900 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 5900 has 8 more core than Ryzen 5 2400G. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2400G is better: 2
However, it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 2400G before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5900 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 2400G specs and review.