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Core i7-960 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i7-960 vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 329 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 28 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 329 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 28 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5 5600X is 4034 days newer than Core i7-960.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 3% better in Control than Core i7-960 - 204 vs 199 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
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Control

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


FPS

199

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

204

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.61/FPS

100%

Price, €

€329

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 329 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 28 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-960 Logo
Core i7-960

Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009


Single-Core

491

23%

Multi-Core

1663

19%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i7-960 Logo

Core i7-960

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Oct 20th, 2009Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
BloomfieldCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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