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CA$379.95
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AvailabilityMSRP $549
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AvailabilityMSRP $329
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MSRP $329
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 487 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 7 3700X - 125 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X
- Up to 49% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$193.71 vs CA$379.95
- Up to 45% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$1.66 vs CA$3.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
125
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.04/FPS
55%
Price, CA$
CA$379.95
50%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Updated 156 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
117
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.66/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$193.71
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Buy for CA$193.71 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 156 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 7 3700X
With selected game settings
81 FPS
CA$67.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$5,499
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22 FPS
CA$74.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,628.29
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40 FPS
CA$62.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$2,509.99
In Stock
80 FPS
CA$49.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,999
In Stock
31 FPS
CA$121.95/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$3,780.57
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