Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 3 2300X outperforms Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 3 2300X is 3247 days newer than Core i7-960.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i7-960 - 298 vs 292 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 2300X - 8 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil Village
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Ryzen 3 2300X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Bloomfield |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
