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Ryzen 9 9900X vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D: Gaming Performance Comparison

Performance King
Better Value
AMD

Ryzen 9 9900X

12 Cores / 24 Threads

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AMD

Ryzen 7 5800X3D

8 Cores / 16 Threads

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In gaming workloads, the Ryzen 9 9900X delivers approximately +0% higher frame rates compared to the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. For budget-conscious buyers, the Ryzen 9 9900X currently offers better value, available at a $121 price difference.

Ryzen 9 9900X Advantages

Up to 0% faster in gaming benchmarks on average – 195 vs 194 FPS

Up to 34% better value for money – $1.86 vs $2.50/FPS

Costs only 75% of the price – $363 vs $484 (25% cheaper)

More processing cores – 12 vs 8 cores

Ryzen 7 5800X3D Advantages

Consumes up to 13% less energy – 105W vs 120W

Performance Analytics

Gaming Throughput

Total average frames per second

Ryzen 9 9900X
194.9 FPS100% Performance
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
194 FPS100% Performance

Efficiency Coefficient

Performance delivered per currency unit

Ryzen 9 9900X
0.537 Value100% Efficiency
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
0.400 Value75% Efficiency