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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper 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 7900X is 691 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $368.99 vs $379.54
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 105 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 5950X - 220 vs 203 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Single-Core
2189
74.88881286349641%
Multi-Core
12159
68.12146338730462%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| 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 | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Ryzen 9 7900X
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
109 FPS
$15.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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195 FPS
$12.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
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195 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.97
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98 FPS
$13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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92 FPS
$11.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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203 FPS
$11.33/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
In Stock
173 FPS
$12.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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196 FPS
$11.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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195 FPS
$15.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,049.99
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98 FPS
$15.51/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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