CPU Head-to-Head

Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs Ryzen 9 7900: Gaming Performance Comparison

Performance King
AMD

Ryzen 5 5600X3D

6 Cores / 12 Threads

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Better Value
AMD

Ryzen 9 7900

12 Cores / 24 Threads

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In gaming workloads, the Ryzen 5 5600X3D delivers approximately +4% higher frame rates compared to the Ryzen 9 7900. For budget-conscious buyers, the Ryzen 9 7900 currently offers better value, available at a $40.02 price difference.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D Advantages

Up to 4% faster in gaming benchmarks on average – 181 vs 174 FPS

Ryzen 9 7900 Advantages

Up to 12% better value for money – $1.44 vs $1.60/FPS

Costs only 86% of the price – $250 vs $290 (14% cheaper)

More processing cores – 12 vs 6 cores

Consumes up to 38% less energy – 65W vs 105W

Performance Analytics

Gaming Throughput

Total average frames per second

Ryzen 5 5600X3D
181 FPS100% Performance
Ryzen 9 7900
174 FPS96% Performance

Efficiency Coefficient

Performance delivered per currency unit

Ryzen 5 5600X3D
0.624 Value90% Efficiency
Ryzen 9 7900
0.696 Value100% Efficiency