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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 691 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $375.22 vs $380.99
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 105 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 6% better in Ready or Not than Ryzen 9 5950X - 303 vs 287 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Ready or Not than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.26 vs $1.31 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
303
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$380.99
98%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Ryzen 9 7900X
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
253 FPS
$12.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,054.88
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191 FPS
$10.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,083.09
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138 FPS
$7.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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253 FPS
$10.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599
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303 FPS
$11.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,599.99
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147 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
In Stock
180 FPS
$8.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
In Stock
287 FPS
$13.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
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220 FPS
$11.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.99
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220 FPS
$10.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,239.99
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