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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Ryzen 9 5950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 800 days newer than Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Ryzen 9 5950X - 241 vs 239 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Single-Core
2189
77.51416430594901%
Multi-Core
12159
72.62139401540942%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 12 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Ryzen 9 7900
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
166 FPS
$10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,792.73
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125 FPS
$10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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117 FPS
$8.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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125 FPS
$12.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,519.99
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176 FPS
$32.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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138 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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214 FPS
$11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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180 FPS
$14.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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105 FPS
$22.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,359
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105 FPS
$23.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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