Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Spec score
Spec score 66
$329
typical price
Ryzen 7 7700 against Ryzen 9 5950X
Ryzen 7 7700 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Spec score
Spec score 63
$299
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 7 7700left
70 vs 65 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Ryzen 7 7700left
71 vs 63 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 7 7700left
69 vs 62 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 7 7700left
69 vs 61 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Ryzen 9 5950Xright
60 vs 63 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 9 5950Xright
55 vs 63 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 7 7700left
64 vs 62 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 9 5950Xright
59 vs 64 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 7 7700: 66
Ryzen 9 5950X: 63
3 ptsto the left
Gaming
Ryzen 7 7700: 69
Ryzen 9 5950X: 60
9 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 7 7700: 46
Ryzen 9 5950X: 62
16 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 7 7700: 82
Ryzen 9 5950X: 68
14 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 7 7700: 20.1
Ryzen 9 5950X: 21.1
5%to the right
Typical price
Ryzen 7 7700: $329
Ryzen 9 5950X: $299
$30to the right
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 7 7700: 8
Ryzen 9 5950X: 16
100%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 7 7700: 16
Ryzen 9 5950X: 32
100%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 7 7700: 5.3 GHz
Ryzen 9 5950X: 4.9 GHz
8%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 7 7700: 88 W
Ryzen 9 5950X: 142 W
61%to the left
The verdict
- The Ryzen 7 7700 leads in games by 15%.
- The Ryzen 9 5950X has 35% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 7 7700 is 21% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 9 5950X typically costs $30 less.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 7 7700 | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Zen 3 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM4 |
| Cores / threads | 8 / 16 | 16 / 32 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz (better) | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.3 GHz (better) | 4.9 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W (better) | 105 / 142 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes (better) | No |
| Cooler in the box | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2023 (better) | 2020 |
| Typical price | $329 | $299 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.