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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5600G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 532 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5600G.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Lost Ark than Ryzen 5 5600G - 312 vs 275 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $139.99 vs $379.69
- Up to 58% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.51 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
312
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
42%
Price, $
$379.69
36%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
275
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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In Stock
Updated 246 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Cezanne |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 5 5600G
With selected game settings
262 FPS
$7.25/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$14.09/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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278 FPS
$16.54/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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262 FPS
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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150 FPS
$7.74/FPS
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$6.84/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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169 FPS
$6.39/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
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150 FPS
$8.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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262 FPS
$10.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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197 FPS
$12.84/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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$7.3/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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197 FPS
$13.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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235 FPS
$12.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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235 FPS
$8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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165 FPS
$7.57/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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197 FPS
$13.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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165 FPS
$17.78/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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205 FPS
$19.65/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 5 5600G
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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