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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 800 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £109.0 vs £339.98
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 5 5600X - 218 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Processor (6C/12T, 35MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz Max Boost) with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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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
Extreme
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Single-Core
2092
74.07932011331445%
Multi-Core
8659
51.71713551932151%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 9 7900
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
131 FPS
£7.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,029.95
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78 FPS
£10.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£849.9
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115 FPS
£9.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,071.6
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107 FPS
£8.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£949.99
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