Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 7900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 7900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 109 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 9 7900.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 9 7900 - 155 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - CA$487.99 vs CA$698.98
- Up to 30% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 9 7950X - CA$3.17 vs CA$4.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
155
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.51/FPS
70.28824833702882%
Price, CA$
CA$698.98
69%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$698.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 62750 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
154
99.35483870967742%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.17/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$487.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$487.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 62750 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Single-Core
2824
96.11980939414568%
Multi-Core
16743
86.78277095319547%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Raphael | Codename | Raphael |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |