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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1995 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £219.44 vs £1099.99
- Up to 75% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.29 vs £5.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 26% better in Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 5 1600 - 214 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
170
79%
Value, £/FPS
£1.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£219.44
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
214
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.14/FPS
25%
Price, £
£1099.99
19%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
122 FPS
£10.24/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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186 FPS
£20.16/FPS
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186 FPS
£22.15/FPS
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