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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1402 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Core i7-7700
- Up to 18% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £168.15 vs £204.00
- Up to 9% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.41 vs £0.45 per 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
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield IV than Core i7-7700 - 452 vs 414 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700 - 24 vs 8 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
414
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.15
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7700 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/8MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I77700
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-7700 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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