Key Differences
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 9 5900X
- Performs up to 12% better in Rust than Ryzen 7 3700X - 231 vs 206 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Up to 52% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $210.0 vs $438.98
- Up to 46% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.02 vs $1.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Rust
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |