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CA$499
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 691 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$499.0 vs CA$509.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 105 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 12% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 9 5950X - 135 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 9 5950X - CA$3.77 vs CA$4.12 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
135
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.77/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$509
98%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Updated 8297 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Ryzen 9 7900X
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
121 FPS
CA$21.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$2,639.98
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105 FPS
CA$24.13/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,533.82
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100 FPS
CA$27.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,721.34
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99 FPS
CA$23.24/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,300.98
In Stock
90 FPS
CA$27.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,443.82
In Stock
111 FPS
CA$28.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,214.67
In Stock
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