Ryzen 9 7900 vs Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus
AMD · Released Jan 10, 2023
Ryzen 9 7900
- SocketAM5
- MemoryDDR5
- AM5: Older AM5 boards may need a BIOS update for newer Ryzen chips.
- Threads
- 24
- Cores
- 12
- Max Boost
- 5.4GHz
- L3 Cache
- 64MB
- Base Clock
- 3.7GHz
- TDP
- 65W
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Ryzen 9 7900 has about a 3% higher spec score than Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus and launched at $245 more.
$429
Launch MSRP
$184(better)
65.7(better)
Spec score
64
24(better)
Threads
18
12
Cores
18(better)
5.4GHz(better)
Max Boost
5.3GHz
64MB(better)
L3 Cache
30MB
3.7GHz
Base Clock
4.2GHz(better)
65W(better)
TDP
125W
AM5
Socket
LGA1851
DDR5
MemorySame
DDR5
AMD Wraith Prism in boxes made before August 2025; newer boxes have none
Cooler in the box
None (buy one separately)
AMD Radeon Graphics (basic)
Built-in graphics
None (needs a graphics card)
AMD supports AM5 through 2027 and beyond
Socket support
No timeline published by the maker
Jan 10, 2023
Released
Mar 26, 2026