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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 2104 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £178.58 vs £339.98
- Up to 35% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 9 7900 - £1.06 vs £1.62 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 25% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 5 1600X - 210 vs 168 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
168
80%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.58
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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