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£929.89
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Prices and StockMSRP $549
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MSRP $549
Prices and StockMSRP $159
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MSRP $159
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 176 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 414 vs 366 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £84.00 vs £929.89
- Up to 90% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.23 vs £2.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
166 FPS
£4.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£750
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166 FPS
£4.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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215 FPS
£3.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£829.95
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265 FPS
£4.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249
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233 FPS
£6.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,529
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131 FPS
£8.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
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409 FPS
£9.17/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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131 FPS
£5.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£729.99
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409 FPS
£10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
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185 FPS
£7.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
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