SeekerAMD Ryzen 9 7900X
AMD's Ryzen 9 7900X is essentially a cut-back 7950X at a lower price. For heavy-threaded workloads (but not "32 threads" heavy), the 7900X delivers—but AMD's 7900 performs just about as well for even less.
-- As reviewed by PCMag
Product details
- The world's best gaming desktop processor that can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world's most popular games
- 12 Cores and 24 processing threads, based on AMD "Zen 4" architecture
- 5.6 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 76 MB cache, DDR5-5200 support
- For the state-of-the-art Socket AM5 platform, can support PCIe 5.0 on select 600 Series motherboards
- Cooler not included
PROS
+ Ideal for mid-to-high-end content creation work
CONS
- Pricey at MSRP for what it provides
- Power-hungry
- Needs heavy-duty cooling to reach full potential
- No stock cooler in box
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Expert reviews and ratings
By PCMag on April 26, 2023
AMD's Ryzen 9 7900X is essentially a cut-back 7950X at a lower price. For heavy-threaded workloads (but not "32 threads" heavy), the 7900X delivers—but AMD's 7900 performs just about as well for even less.
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By Tom's Hardware on October 16, 2022
AMD’s Ryzen 9 7900X delivers impressive performance gains that beat Alder Lake in most types of workloads, including gaming. However, the chip, motherboard, and memory pricing conspire to make it a poor value.
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By TrustedReviews on September 26, 2022
The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is supremely powerful desktop processor
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By The Verge on September 26, 2022
AMD is back to challenge Intel’s top CPUs. The new Ryzen 7000 series of CPUs introduces support for DDR5 and PCIe 5.0, but the Zen 4 architecture arrives just a day before Intel announces its next-gen chips.
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