Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 285 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 11% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 218 vs 197 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 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - €92.02 vs €318.99
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
66.25354107648725%
Multi-Core
7692
45.941587529116646%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
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Jan 14th, 2023 | 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |