Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 3800X is 674 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 6% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-7960X - 137 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - CA$450.0 vs CA$483.99
- Up to 13% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-7960X - CA$3.28 vs CA$3.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 105 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 32 vs 16 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
137
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.28/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$450
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
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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 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |