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MSRP $449
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 5800X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 800 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 5800X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 21% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 7 5800X - 278 vs 229 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X
- Up to 56% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $179.00 vs $407.96
- Up to 47% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen 9 7900 - $0.78 vs $1.47 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $407.96 on Amazon
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 159 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Ryzen 7 5800X
With selected game settings
200 FPS
$9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,839
In Stock
260 FPS
$6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,798
In Stock
200 FPS
$5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999
In Stock
221 FPS
$9.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,999.99
In Stock
215 FPS
$10.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,249.99
In Stock
211 FPS
$15.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,348
In Stock
183 FPS
$9.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,653.88
In Stock
216 FPS
$28.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$6,199.99
In Stock
211 FPS
$7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,678
In Stock
211 FPS
$10.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,232.42
In Stock
211 FPS
$7.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,599.99
In Stock
200 FPS
$7.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,587
In Stock
200 FPS
$10.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,039
In Stock
200 FPS
$6.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,229.99
In Stock
200 FPS
$12.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$2,598
In Stock
200 FPS
$7.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,495
In Stock
239 FPS
$8.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,009
In Stock
269 FPS
$9.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,509
In Stock
203 FPS
$9.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,948
In Stock
200 FPS
$7.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,478
In Stock
211 FPS
$7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,497.99
In Stock
203 FPS
$12.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,479.99
In Stock
200 FPS
$10.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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$2,198
In Stock
207 FPS
$6.76/FPS
Radeon RX 6800
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,399.99
In Stock
232 FPS
$10.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,539
In Stock
211 FPS
$8.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,763.29
In Stock
232 FPS
$11.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,759
In Stock
232 FPS
$12.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,839
In Stock
232 FPS
$9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,209
In Stock
200 FPS
$5.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,099.99
In Stock
276 FPS
$14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$4,018.35
In Stock
211 FPS
$12.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,639.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$8.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,529.99
In Stock
191 FPS
$5.75/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,097.99
In Stock
200 FPS
$11.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$2,358.88
In Stock
211 FPS
$5.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,149.19
In Stock
211 FPS
$7.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,589.99
In Stock
211 FPS
$8.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,763.29
In Stock
183 FPS
$9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,829
In Stock
200 FPS
$13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,749.99
In Stock
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