Buy on Amazon
CA$450
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
Availability
MSRP in USD: $399
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
Availability
MSRP in USD: $429
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X 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 cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$450.0 vs CA$499.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 30% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 7 3800X - 169 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 7 3800X - CA$2.95 vs CA$3.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Buy for CA$450 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13443 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
169
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.95/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$499
90%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for CA$499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13443 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Ryzen 9 7900
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
33 FPS
CA$69.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
CA$2,299.99
In Stock
147 FPS
CA$47.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
CA$7,040.48
In Stock
147 FPS
CA$60.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
CA$8,876.75
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
