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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1228 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Fortnite than Core i9-7900X - 237 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £239.99 vs £428.88
- Up to 47% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-7900X - £1.01 vs £1.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7900X - 24 vs 20 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
237
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.01/FPS
100%
Price, £
£239.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7900X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
209 FPS
£7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,620
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156 FPS
£10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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