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Core i5-8259U vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Core i5-8259U vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
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 385.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 123 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
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 385.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 123 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i5-8259U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1636 days newer than Core i5-8259U.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 52% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-8259U - 173 vs 114 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8259U - 24 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8259U Logo
Core i5-8259U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


FPS

114

66%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

173

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€385.18

100%

FPS 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 385.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 123 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8259U Logo
Core i5-8259U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8259U Logo
Core i5-8259U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1229

42%

Multi-Core

4064

23%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Core i5-8259U

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Apr 5th, 2018Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel BGA 1356SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.6 GHz
Not AvailableTDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
23.0xMultiplier
47.0x
Iris Pro PlusIntegrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-8259U or Ryzen 9 7900X

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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