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In short — Core i7-3960X outperforms Phenom II X4 925 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-3960X is 917 days newer than Phenom II X4 925.
Advantages of AMD Phenom II X4 925
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Performs up to 5% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Phenom II X4 925 - 79 vs 75 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom II X4 925 - 12 vs 4 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Phenom II X4 925
Desktop • May 11th, 2009
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom II X4 925
Desktop • May 11th, 2009
Single-Core
320
46.3768115942029%
Multi-Core
930
27.695056581298395%
AMD Phenom II X4 925 | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2009 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Phenom II X4 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Deneb | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| AMD Socket AM3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 14.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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