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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1287 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$485.0 vs CA$487.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 14% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 3900X - 279 vs 245 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
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1693
59.95042492917847%
Multi-Core
9938
59.356148838320486%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Ryzen 9 7900
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
256 FPS
CA$26.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$6,896.19
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256 FPS
CA$33.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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