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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1287 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 3900X - 186 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $368.99 vs $445.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 3900X - $1.98 vs $2.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$368.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
174
93.54838709677419%
Value, $/FPS
$2.56/FPS
77.34375%
Price, $
$445
82%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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In Stock
Updated 353894 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1693
59.95042492917847%
Multi-Core
9938
59.356148838320486%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
96 FPS
$41.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.98
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96 FPS
$31.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,000.99
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72 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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159 FPS
$20.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
In Stock
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