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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-10700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 880 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £204.0 vs £359.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.41 vs £2.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 17% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-10700 - 170 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-10700 - 24 vs 16 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
145
85%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£204
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-10700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, BX8070110700
Buy for £204 on Amazon
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Updated 12276 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
170
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.12/FPS
66%
Price, £
£359.99
56%
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 12275 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-10700 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
151 FPS
£14.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,182.8
In Stock
73 FPS
£17.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,305.6
In Stock
96 FPS
£14.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,404
In Stock
115 FPS
£14.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,636.8
In Stock
97 FPS
£13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,354.8
In Stock
134 FPS
£12.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,695.6
In Stock
151 FPS
£27.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
In Stock
151 FPS
£24.83/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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