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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1228 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 7% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i9-7900X - 222 vs 208 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $369.0 vs $412.83
- Up to 16% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i9-7900X - $1.66 vs $1.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-7900X - 32 vs 20 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
222
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-7900X
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
147 FPS
$7.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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160 FPS
$9.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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175 FPS
$9.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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192 FPS
$11.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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206 FPS
$12.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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152 FPS
$9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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178 FPS
$10.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,920.44
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175 FPS
$9.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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183 FPS
$31.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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114 FPS
$20.61/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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