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$285
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 7700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 7700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 109 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 7700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Up to 23% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $285.0 vs $368.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 9 7900 - $1.11 vs $1.43 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 7 7700X - 258 vs 256 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
256
99.2248062015504%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$285
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
258
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
77.62237762237764%
Price, $
$368.99
77%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 350013 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 5 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700X or Ryzen 9 7900
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
183 FPS
$9.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
In Stock
154 FPS
$12.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099.98
In Stock
154 FPS
$11.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
12 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749.99
In Stock
154 FPS
$10.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
In Stock
154 FPS
$11.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$12.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,349
In Stock
183 FPS
$12.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,989.99
In Stock
111 FPS
$12.61/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.9
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