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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5700G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 159 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 7 5700G - 124 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5700G - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $169.26 vs $279.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.39 vs $2.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.25/FPS
61.77777777777778%
Price, $
$279
60%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 7 5700G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
122
98.38709677419355%
Value, $/FPS
$1.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$169.26
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
Buy for $169.26 on Amazon
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Updated 349156 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 7 5700G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 5700G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Single-Core
1983
91.00504818724185%
Multi-Core
8740
73.55045022300766%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Cezanne |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 7 5700G
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,844.49
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61 FPS
$18.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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53 FPS
$17.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$920.98
In Stock
61 FPS
$14.75/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899.99
In Stock
61 FPS
$14.18/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$865
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59 FPS
$28.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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61 FPS
$17.13/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,044.99
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96 FPS
$31.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
In Stock
57 FPS
$18.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,029.99
In Stock
96 FPS
$32.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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