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Core i5-2300 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Core i5-2300 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz

Buy for 382.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz

Buy for 382.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i5-2300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4279 days newer than Core i5-2300.

Advantages of Core i5-2300

  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 25% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-2300 - 194 vs 155 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2300 - 24 vs 4 threads
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Core i5-2300

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

155

80%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

194

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.97/FPS

100%

Price, €

€382.89

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz

Buy for 382.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Core i5-2300

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-2300

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

510

17%

Multi-Core

1490

8%

Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Core i5-2300

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Ryzen 9 7900X

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
24
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.6 GHz
95 W
TDP170 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
28.0xMultiplier
47.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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