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CA$635
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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MSRP in USD: $449
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 487 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 3% better in Halo Infinite than Ryzen 9 3900X - 169 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - CA$249.0 vs CA$635.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Ryzen 9 3900X - CA$1.47 vs CA$3.87 per FPS
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
169
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.47/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$249
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Updated 7218 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 38.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Ryzen 7 5800X
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
61 FPS
CA$31.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,905.56
In Stock
120 FPS
CA$22.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,694.67
In Stock
100 FPS
CA$21.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,189
In Stock
83 FPS
CA$31.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,573.9
In Stock
120 FPS
CA$23.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,878.78
In Stock
100 FPS
CA$39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$3,899.99
In Stock
108 FPS
CA$50.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$5,466.99
In Stock
100 FPS
CA$42.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$4,206.99
In Stock
108 FPS
CA$36.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$3,899.99
In Stock
61 FPS
CA$27.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,669.99
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