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Core i7-950 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i7-950 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

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Updated 246 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 489 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 246 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 4174 days newer than Core i7-950.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 23% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-950 - 193 vs 157 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 105 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-950 - 24 vs 8 threads
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No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-950 Logo
Core i7-950

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009


FPS

157

81%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

193

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.53/FPS

100%

Price, €

€489

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 489 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 246 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-950 Logo
Core i7-950

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-950 Logo
Core i7-950

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009


Single-Core

463

21%

Multi-Core

1569

13%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i7-950 Logo

Core i7-950

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Jun 2nd, 2009Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
BloomfieldCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
130 WTDP
105 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
23.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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