CPU Head-to-Head

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

Performance King
AMD

Ryzen 5 5600X3D

6 Cores / 12 Threads

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Better Value
AMD

Ryzen 9 7900X

12 Cores / 24 Threads

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In gaming workloads, the Ryzen 5 5600X3D delivers approximately +2% higher frame rates compared to the Ryzen 9 7900X. For budget-conscious buyers, the Ryzen 9 7900X currently offers better value, available at a $40.07 price difference.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D Advantages

Up to 2% faster in gaming benchmarks on average – 181 vs 177 FPS

Consumes up to 38% less energy – 105W vs 170W

Ryzen 9 7900X Advantages

Up to 13% better value for money – $1.41 vs $1.60/FPS

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

More processing cores – 12 vs 6 cores

Performance Analytics

Gaming Throughput

Total average frames per second

Ryzen 5 5600X3D
181 FPS100% Performance
Ryzen 9 7900X
177 FPS98% Performance

Efficiency Coefficient

Performance delivered per currency unit

Ryzen 5 5600X3D
0.624 Value88% Efficiency
Ryzen 9 7900X
0.708 Value100% Efficiency