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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 7600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 7600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 109 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 7600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 1% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 5 7600X - 334 vs 332 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £197.96 vs £339.98
- Up to 41% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 9 7900 - £0.6 vs £1.02 per FPS
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
332
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.6/FPS
100%
Price, £
£197.96
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 38MB cache, up to 5.3 GHz max boost)
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In Stock
Updated 169 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 5 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Ryzen 5 7600X
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
184 FPS
£12.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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