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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-7700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2093 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700K.
Advantages of Core i7-7700K
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £188.66 vs £929.89
- Up to 75% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.00 vs £3.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 91 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 26% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-7700K - 236 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700K - 24 vs 8 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz QuadCore 8MB Cache Processor
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
236
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.94/FPS
25%
Price, £
£929.89
20%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-7700K | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 42.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-7700K or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
201 FPS
£6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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192 FPS
£7.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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236 FPS
£15.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
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236 FPS
£17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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