In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 487 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3700X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

• Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $303.24 vs $425.0

• Up to 16% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.01 vs $1.2 per FPS

• Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

• Performs up to 18% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 7 3700X - 354 vs 300 FPS

• Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 24 vs 16 threads