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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 8700G is 1159 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 7 8700G - £197.0 vs £227.97
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 8700G - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 5900X - 165 vs 151 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Retail Wraith Stealth - (AM5/8 Core/4.20GHz/24MB/65W/Radeon 780M) - 100-1000001236BOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Single-Core
2179
81.12434847356664%
Multi-Core
11883
83.47734457323497%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 7 8700G
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
£13.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,172.4
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136 FPS
£11.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,504.8
In Stock
122 FPS
£11.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,393.2
In Stock
106 FPS
£10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,129.2
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