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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 674 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i9-7960X - 203 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - CA$315.0 vs CA$483.99
- Up to 35% better value when playing Control than Core i9-7960X - CA$1.55 vs CA$2.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 32 vs 16 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.55/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$315
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series 2.8 Ghz 16-Core Lga 2066 Processor 2.8 16 BX80673I97960X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3700X or Core i9-7960X
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
105 FPS
CA$17.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$1,800.22
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105 FPS
CA$27.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,909.06
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58 FPS
CA$23.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,337.7
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72 FPS
CA$58.7/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$4,226.17
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