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$169.21
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 176 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Up to 56% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $169.21 vs $380.99
- Up to 46% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 7900X - $1.16 vs $2.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 21% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 7 5700X - 177 vs 146 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
146
82%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$169.21
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 280827 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
177
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.15/FPS
53%
Price, $
$380.99
44%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $380.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 280827 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5700X or Ryzen 9 7900X
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
172 FPS
$17.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,054.88
In Stock
117 FPS
$12.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,424.99
In Stock
89 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
In Stock
79 FPS
$13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
In Stock
79 FPS
$8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$679.99
In Stock
148 FPS
$14.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,083.09
In Stock
89 FPS
$12.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
In Stock
117 FPS
$12.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,464.98
In Stock
172 FPS
$15.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$2,599
In Stock
89 FPS
$13.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,209
In Stock
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