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In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Ryzen 7 5800 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 68 days older than Ryzen 7 5800.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 10% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 7 5800 - 56 vs 51 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
56
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 7 5800
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 5800
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Single-Core
2048
93.98806792106471%
Multi-Core
8728
73.44946562315914%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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