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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7700X is 691 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 46% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 5950X - 83 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $285.0 vs $375.22
- Up to 48% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 5950X - $3.43 vs $6.58 per FPS
- 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 7700X - 32 vs 16 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
83
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$285
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
57
68.67469879518072%
Value, $/FPS
$6.58/FPS
52.12765957446809%
Price, $
$375.22
75%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
Buy for $375.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349877 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Single-Core
2189
75.27510316368638%
Multi-Core
12159
79.66323789556444%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | 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 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700X or Ryzen 9 5950X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
56 FPS
$32.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
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5 FPS
$220/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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45 FPS
$42.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
In Stock
56 FPS
$37.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099.98
In Stock
45 FPS
$38.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
12 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749.99
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20 FPS
$79.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
In Stock
57 FPS
$70.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
In Stock
45 FPS
$35.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
In Stock
45 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799.99
In Stock
7 FPS
$192.86/FPS
Arc A750
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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