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In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 492 days older than Ryzen 5 3500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 11% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 3500U - 129 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500U - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
- Consumes up to 91% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 15 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
129
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.95/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$508.99
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series 2.8 Ghz 16-Core Lga 2066 Processor 2.8 16 BX80673I97960X
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 5 3500U
Mobile • Jan 6th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500U |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 6th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket FP5 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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