AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7700

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 13% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
• Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4063 vs 3444
• Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34481 vs 34044

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900

• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
• 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7700
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4063 3444
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	34481 34044

Compare specifications (specs)