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£230
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 931 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £230.0 vs £259.98
- Up to 1% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 9 5900X - £1.06 vs £1.07 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 12% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 7 2700X - 243 vs 216 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
216
88%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£230
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD270XBGAFBOX Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism RGB LED Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
Buy for £259.98 on Amazon
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Updated 10036 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
200 FPS
£8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,646.4
In Stock
140 FPS
£11.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,593.6
In Stock
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