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£194.96
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 7600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 7600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X and the cheaper Ryzen 5 7600X have been released at the same time.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £194.96 vs £349.98
- Up to 44% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.27 vs £2.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 105 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 7600X - 155 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
154
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£194.96
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 38MB cache, up to 5.3 GHz max boost)
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
155
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.26/FPS
56%
Price, £
£349.98
55%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
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In Stock
Updated 199 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 5 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 47.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 7600X or Ryzen 9 7900X
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
48 FPS
£26.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,250.4
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133 FPS
£15.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,094
In Stock
73 FPS
£18.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,377.6
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74 FPS
£17.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,303.2
In Stock
93 FPS
£16.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,564.8
In Stock
114 FPS
£14.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,632
In Stock
133 FPS
£30.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
In Stock
73 FPS
£31.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,309.95
In Stock
133 FPS
£28.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
In Stock
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