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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 800 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £178.0 vs £339.98
- Up to 36% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Ryzen 9 7900 - £1.15 vs £1.79 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 23% better in The Callisto Protocol than Ryzen 7 5800X - 190 vs 155 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Processor (8C/16T, 36MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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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
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Ryzen 9 7900
The Callisto Protocol, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
86 FPS
£23.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,991.41
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61 FPS
£17.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,065.99
In Stock
86 FPS
£26.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
In Stock
86 FPS
£21.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
In Stock
86 FPS
£23.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,009.95
In Stock
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