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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 7700 is 800 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 9 5950X - 154 vs 149 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $272.69 vs $375.22
- Up to 30% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.77 vs $2.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 7700 - 32 vs 16 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
154
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$272.69
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
149
96.75324675324676%
Value, $/FPS
$2.52/FPS
70.23809523809523%
Price, $
$375.22
72%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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In Stock
Updated 353691 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Single-Core
2189
76.69936930623686%
Multi-Core
12159
82.11102106969206%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
58 FPS
$21.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
In Stock
59 FPS
$18.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
In Stock
73 FPS
$21.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
In Stock
91 FPS
$17.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
In Stock
149 FPS
$26.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
In Stock
93 FPS
$22.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099
In Stock
58 FPS
$39.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,288
In Stock
93 FPS
$20.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899
In Stock
93 FPS
$24.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,249
In Stock
60 FPS
$21.14/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,268.23
In Stock
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