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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1344 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 1700
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $195.00 vs $289.02
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 60% better in The Callisto Protocol than Ryzen 7 1700 - 155 vs 97 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Ryzen 7 1700 - $1.86 vs $2.01 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1700 - 24 vs 16 threads
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$289.02
67%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 1700 or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
96 FPS
$32.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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94 FPS
$34.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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48 FPS
$34.79/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$18.02/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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96 FPS
$32.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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96 FPS
$18.39/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$32.14/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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87 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$22.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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87 FPS
$25.29/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$195
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