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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Ryzen 5 8640U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 435 days older than Ryzen 5 8640U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 4% better in DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 5 8640U - 556 vs 535 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 8640U - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 28 vs 170 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
556
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$379.54
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 8640U
Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 8640U
Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023
Single-Core
2482
84.91276086212795%
Multi-Core
8769
49.12880273404672%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 8640U |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Dec 6th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket FP8 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 28 W |
| 5 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 760M |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 5 8640U
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
252 FPS
$6.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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461 FPS
$5.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
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461 FPS
$5.64/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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486 FPS
$4.73/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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397 FPS
$5.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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464 FPS
$4.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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461 FPS
$6.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,049.99
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397 FPS
$6.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.9
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336 FPS
$9.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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461 FPS
$4.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299
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