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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 515 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Valorant than Ryzen 7 5700X - 870 vs 863 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $177.89 vs $261.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.21 vs $0.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
863
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$177.89
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 8152 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 7 5700X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
596 FPS
$1.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,079.99
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715 FPS
$1.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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715 FPS
$1.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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596 FPS
$1.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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715 FPS
$2.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
In Stock
560 FPS
$1.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$699.99
In Stock
715 FPS
$1.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
In Stock
596 FPS
$1.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,179.99
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715 FPS
$1.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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746 FPS
$2.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,108
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