Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Spec score
Spec score 59
$265
typical price
Ryzen 7 8700G against Ryzen 9 5900X
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. 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 5900X
Spec score
Spec score 59
$229
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 7 8700Gleft
66 vs 61 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Ryzen 7 8700Gleft
63 vs 61 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Content creation
Ryzen 9 5900Xright
54 vs 56 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 9 5900Xright
50 vs 54 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
Ryzen 9 5900Xright
54 vs 56 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 8700G: 59
Ryzen 9 5900X: 59
level
Gaming
Ryzen 7 8700G: 58
Ryzen 9 5900X: 59
1 ptsto the right
Multi-core
Ryzen 7 8700G: 40
Ryzen 9 5900X: 50
10 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 7 8700G: 80
Ryzen 9 5900X: 67
13 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 7 8700G: 22.3
Ryzen 9 5900X: 25.8
16%to the right
Typical price
Ryzen 7 8700G: $265
Ryzen 9 5900X: $229
$36to the right
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 7 8700G: 8
Ryzen 9 5900X: 12
50%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 7 8700G: 16
Ryzen 9 5900X: 24
50%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 7 8700G: 5.1 GHz
Ryzen 9 5900X: 4.8 GHz
6%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 7 8700G: 88 W
Ryzen 9 5900X: 142 W
61%to the left
The verdict
- Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 9 5900X are level on gaming.
- The Ryzen 9 5900X has 25% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 7 8700G is 19% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 9 5900X typically costs $36 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 9 5900X is the better buy: 25.8 points per $100 against 22.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 7 8700G | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 (Radeon 780M) | Zen 3 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM4 |
| Cores / threads | 8 / 16 | 12 / 24 (better) |
| Base clock | 4.2 GHz (better) | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.1 GHz (better) | 4.8 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 | 2024 (better) | 2020 |
| Typical price | $265 | $229 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.