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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1456 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 48 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 50% better in Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 84 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $365.66 vs $739.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $4.35 vs $13.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 170 vs 250 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
84
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$365.66
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
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Colfax | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 12 |
48 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX or Ryzen 9 7900X
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
73 FPS
$35.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,595.99
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73 FPS
$34.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
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64 FPS
$33.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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64 FPS
$31.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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84 FPS
$46.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,899.99
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76 FPS
$30.26/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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54 FPS
$35.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,929.99
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38 FPS
$43.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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54 FPS
$61.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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64 FPS
$39.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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