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Core i9-9960X vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Core i9-9960X vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1439 days newer than Core i9-9960X.

Advantages of Core i9-9960X

  • Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 165 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 109% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i9-9960X - 217 vs 104 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

104

48%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

217

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.53/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$549

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included

Buy for CA$549 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 42 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

47%

Multi-Core

9994

56%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Core i9-9960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9CollectionRyzen 9
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores12
32
Threads24
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
165 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
31.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Core i9-9960X or Ryzen 9 7900X

With selected game settings

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