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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 3800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 487 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $289.0 vs $425.0
Up to 21% better value when playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.42 vs $0.53 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Performs up to 16% better in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive than Ryzen 7 3800X - 805 vs 692 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 24 vs 16 threads
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Resolution
1920x1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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FPS in TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920x1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, 1080p, High
769 FPS
$2.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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769 FPS
$2.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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769 FPS
$2.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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769 FPS
$2.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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807 FPS
$2.85/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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769 FPS
$2.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,199.99
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716 FPS
$2.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,049.99
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716 FPS
$2.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,049.99
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716 FPS
$2.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,049.99
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769 FPS
$2.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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