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Ryzen 9 7900X vs Core i7-960

Ryzen 9 7900X vs Core i7-960: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X is 4725 days newer than Core i7-960.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 39% better in Lost Ark than Core i7-960 - 312 vs 224 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 24 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-960

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 130 vs 170 Watts
This is a free version of Lost Ark.
Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

312

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


FPS

224

71%

Value, €/FPS

€2.21/FPS

100%

Price, €

€494.67

100%

Value Winner

Intel Corp. BX80601960 Core i7-960 processor

Buy for 494.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 124 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


Single-Core

491

16%

Multi-Core

1663

9%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

vs
Intel Core i7-960 Logo

Intel Core i7-960

Sep 27th, 2022
Release DateOct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i7
RaphaelCodenameBloomfield
AMD Socket AM5SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores4
24
Threads8
4.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
5.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
170 WTDP
130 W
5 nm
Process Size45 nm
47.0x
Multiplier24.0x
Radeon Graphics
Integrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i7-960

Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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