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Core i7-5930K vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i7-5930K vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2257 days newer than Core i7-5930K.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 19% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-5930K - 148 vs 124 FPS
  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 105 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 32 vs 12 threads
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

124

84%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

148

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$3.37/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$499

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler

Buy for CA$499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1156

53%

Multi-Core

5480

45%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo

Core i7-5930K

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Haswell ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
140 WTDP
105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0x
Multiplier34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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