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In short — Ryzen 7 5800 outperforms Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800 is 3347 days newer than Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800
- Performs up to 17% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-3960X - 142 vs 121 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 16 vs 12 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
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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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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Ryzen 7 5800
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3960X or Ryzen 7 5800
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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