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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1178 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $395.0 vs $418.64
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 105 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 14% better in Battlefield IV than Ryzen 9 3900X - 490 vs 428 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.85 vs $0.92 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
490
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$418.64
94%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 203 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 38.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Ryzen 9 7900X
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
413 FPS
$6.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.97
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433 FPS
$5.31/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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362 FPS
$6.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
In Stock
247 FPS
$6.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
In Stock
316 FPS
$9.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,087.98
In Stock
377 FPS
$5.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,149.99
In Stock
362 FPS
$5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
In Stock
413 FPS
$6.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
In Stock
252 FPS
$6.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,532.59
In Stock
273 FPS
$24.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$6,698
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