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£149
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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MSRP in USD: $299
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 515 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £149.0 vs £239.99
- Up to 37% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.87 vs £1.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 7 5700X - 174 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 36 MB cache, up to 4.6 GHz max boost)
Buy for £149 on Amazon
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
Buy for £239.99 on Amazon
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Updated 169 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5700X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
151 FPS
£7.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,089.95
In Stock
151 FPS
£8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,299.95
In Stock
129 FPS
£6.2/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.95
In Stock
151 FPS
£7.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.98
In Stock
128 FPS
£7.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,022.4
In Stock
138 FPS
£7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£979.98
In Stock
172 FPS
£9.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,620
In Stock
154 FPS
£10.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,592.4
In Stock
151 FPS
£8.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,356
In Stock
138 FPS
£6.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£829.98
In Stock
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