AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE OEM desktop graphics card review: Testing the GPU’s performance within a Memory:PC system ^↺

Memory:PC has gone for a case from SQ power in which to house this system. To be precise, it is the SQ Tower 01 RGB with a glass window on the side and on the front. This lets you retain a nice view of the installed hardware and the fans with their TGB lighting are put into the spotlight. There is only one issue regarding the glass front, namely it prevents effective airflow within the case. A case with a mesh front would've been a better choice, also allowing for more effective airflow within it. All-in-all, the case is relatively compact and gives the installed hardware enough space. In total, the system is fitted with four 120-millimetre fans which are immediately noticeable when you switch the system on thanks to their RGB lighting. You can choose from different lighting effects via a button on the top. This means you can avoid having to use an additional RGB software on the system.

Performing maintenance on the system is no problem. All side parts can easily be removed in order to access components, for example to rid them of any dust. You also have the option to perform upgrades. Two of the four RAM slots are free and one further M.2 storage device can also be installed. The Gigabyte B550 GAMING X V2 offers standard SATA connections, in case you need further storage devices for your games collection. The case itself has space for four further storage devices (2x 3.5-inch and 2x 2.5-inch).

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is a good 8-core processor from the Vermeer generation based on Zen3. With its 65 watts, the processor is also very frugal while still managing to achieve solid performance for many uses. Similar to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, AMD only announced the Ryzen 7 5700X last year and in turn, it offers almost the same performance levels but at considerably lower power consumption. Thanks to its Zen3 architecture, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X benefits from a good IPC. Although, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X does have quite a hard job of directly competing with newer models. Compared to Intel's Raptor Lake processors, our test sample can only compete with an Intel Core i5-13400F and compared to AMD, the AM4 model has to admit defeat to AM5. On average, an AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is able to deliver 17 per cent more performance.

For further comparisons and benchmarks, take a look at our CPU comparison table.