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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 1228 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 18% better in Rust than Core i9-7900X - 231 vs 196 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $261.99 vs $412.83
- Up to 46% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-7900X - $1.13 vs $2.11 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 - 24 vs 20 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7900X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
140 FPS
$15.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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141 FPS
$22.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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85 FPS
$19.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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141 FPS
$17.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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109 FPS
$20.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$15.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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141 FPS
$20.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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99 FPS
$15.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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130 FPS
$16.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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142 FPS
$10.26/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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