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£149.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 176 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Up to 55% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £149.99 vs £332.97
- Up to 53% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.71 vs £1.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 4% better in The Outer Worlds than Ryzen 7 5700X - 220 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700X doesn't have integrated graphics
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
211
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£149.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 36 MB cache, up to 4.6 GHz max boost)
Buy for £149.99 on Amazon
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Updated 440 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
220
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.51/FPS
47%
Price, £
£332.97
45%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
Buy for £332.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 439 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5700X or Ryzen 9 7900X
The Outer Worlds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
151 FPS
£6.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£999.95
In Stock
159 FPS
£9.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,564.8
In Stock
203 FPS
£10.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,091.6
In Stock
151 FPS
£8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,230
In Stock
104 FPS
£9.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,016.4
In Stock
98 FPS
£12.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,248
In Stock
183 FPS
£8.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,632
In Stock
124 FPS
£8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,060.02
In Stock
132 FPS
£10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,377.6
In Stock
151 FPS
£11.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,680
In Stock
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