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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 1228 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-7900X - 124 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $211.09 vs $400.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-7900X - $1.7 vs $3.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 105 vs 140 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
116
93.54838709677419%
Value, $/FPS
$3.45/FPS
49.27536231884058%
Price, $
$400
52%
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$211.09
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Single-Core
1422
65.28925619834712%
Multi-Core
8781
85.55977784273604%
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7900X or Ryzen 7 5800X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$24.81/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$22.22/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$20.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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103 FPS
$14.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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59 FPS
$33.68/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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103 FPS
$19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
$23.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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