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CA$188.98
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 532 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$188.98 vs CA$499.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$2.17 vs CA$4.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 24% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 5 5600G - 108 vs 87 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
87
80%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.17/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$188.98
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
108
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.62/FPS
46%
Price, CA$
CA$499
37%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
Buy for CA$499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 171 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600G or Ryzen 9 7900X
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
CA$1499.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,499.99
In Stock
56 FPS
CA$45.25/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,533.82
In Stock
83 FPS
CA$39.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$3,299.95
In Stock
26 FPS
CA$65.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,699.99
In Stock
1 FPS
CA$1399.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,399.99
In Stock
45 FPS
CA$51.13/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,300.98
In Stock
1 FPS
CA$2899.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$2,899.99
In Stock
70 FPS
CA$41.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,925.23
In Stock
48 FPS
CA$56.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,721.97
In Stock
32 FPS
CA$74.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,394.22
In Stock
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