barbarossa

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-9-9900x/23.html

Lower power use by the 9900x across the board, idle included. If your focus is lower idle use though, either are clearly not good choices

7900x is considerably less power efficient than the 9900x though, performing slower and drawing more power

I’m definitely gonna be doing some price research across regions and pre/post Apr 2025 before buying anything from now on. I’m not purchasing product from companies who socializing the US tariff costs to other nations.

Canada price is up like the US price, unacceptable.

This is a great way to make your vehicles unsellable outside the US, smart thinking