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MSRP $549
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 691 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $290.00 vs $379.69
- Up to 1% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 9 7900X - $2.01 vs $2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 105 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 30% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 9 5900X - 187 vs 144 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.03/FPS
99%
Price, $
$379.69
76%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 12 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
133 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.5/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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69 FPS
$47.65/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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22 FPS
$75.91/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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99 FPS
$22.02/FPS
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32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$24.86/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$44.29/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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43 FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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$13.25/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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73 FPS
$22.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$31.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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126 FPS
$20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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61 FPS
$36.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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187 FPS
$24.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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22 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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61 FPS
$41.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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150 FPS
$30.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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133 FPS
$24.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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61 FPS
$42.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
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126 FPS
$26.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,399
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40 FPS
$50/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
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35 FPS
$45.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
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40 FPS
$44.25/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
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133 FPS
$21.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,799
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65 FPS
$38.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,529
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65 FPS
$40.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,639
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104 FPS
$28.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,999
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43 FPS
$52.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,269.99
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104 FPS
$18.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,879.68
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43 FPS
$50/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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62 FPS
$36.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,269
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107 FPS
$27.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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35 FPS
$69.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,418
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65 FPS
$40.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,659
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65 FPS
$42.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,749
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73 FPS
$55.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,028
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12 FPS
$184/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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12 FPS
$185.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,228
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61 FPS
$31.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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65 FPS
$39.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,559
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104 FPS
$28.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$15.7/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$39.98/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$19.01/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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