It took some time for AMD to perfect its Ryzen processor family but we’re finally here. The Ryzen 5000 series earns the gold medal in almost every category in gaming, content creation, thermals, and backward compatibility. What you’re getting with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is simply a red-themed i9 10900k but with more cores, more performance, and PCI-E 4.0 support. That said, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X embodies the perfect balance of performance, features, and pricing of a mainstream desktop CPU, making it the better option for its price range.