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£359.99
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
Availability
MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
Availability
MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 691 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 5900X - 187 vs 179 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £259.98 vs £359.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.45 vs £1.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 105 vs 170 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.93/FPS
75%
Price, £
£359.99
72%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
Buy for £359.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3813 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
179
95%
Value, £/FPS
£1.45/FPS
100%
Price, £
£259.98
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
Buy for £259.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3813 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Raphael | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 105 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
153 FPS
£10.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,646.4
In Stock
160 FPS
£13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,182.8
In Stock
50 FPS
£26.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,305.6
In Stock
83 FPS
£16.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,404
In Stock
110 FPS
£14.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,636.8
In Stock
84 FPS
£16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,354.8
In Stock
102 FPS
£15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,593.6
In Stock
136 FPS
£12.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,695.6
In Stock
160 FPS
£25.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£4,119.95
In Stock
160 FPS
£23.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£3,749.95
In Stock
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