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£77.75
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AvailabilityMSRP $549
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MSRP $549
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1099 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £77.75 vs £1099.99
- Up to 90% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.66 vs £6.87 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 36% better in New World than Ryzen 5 3500X - 160 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 24 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
118
74%
Value, £/FPS
£0.66/FPS
100%
Price, £
£77.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6 Core/6 Thread AM4 CPU
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Updated 126 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
160
100%
Value, £/FPS
£6.87/FPS
10%
Price, £
£1099.99
7%
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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Updated 126 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3500X or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
111 FPS
£11.25/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249
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148 FPS
£25.34/FPS
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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148 FPS
£27.84/FPS
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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