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Core i9-9960X vs Ryzen 5 7600

Core i9-9960X vs Ryzen 5 7600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 7600 outperforms Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 7600 is 1548 days newer than Core i9-9960X.

Advantages of Core i9-9960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600 - 32 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600

  • Performs up to 15% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9960X - 252 vs 220 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

220

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


FPS

252

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.87/FPS

100%

Price, €

€219.2

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

50%

Multi-Core

9994

82%

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


Single-Core

2735

100%

Multi-Core

12259

100%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Core i9-9960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo

Ryzen 5 7600

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jan 14th, 2023
Core i9CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
32
Threads12
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
31.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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