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Core i9-9960X vs Ryzen 7 7700X

Core i9-9960X vs Ryzen 7 7700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 7700X

4.5 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Prozessor (intergrierte Radeon Grafik, 8 Kerne/16 Threads, 105W DTP, AM5 Sockel, 40MB cache, Bis zu 5.4 GHz max boost, Kein Kühler)

Buy for 348.87 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 7700X

4.5 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Prozessor (intergrierte Radeon Grafik, 8 Kerne/16 Threads, 105W DTP, AM5 Sockel, 40MB cache, Bis zu 5.4 GHz max boost, Kein Kühler)

Buy for 348.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7 7700X is 1439 days newer than Core i9-9960X.

Advantages of Core i9-9960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 32 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X

  • Performs up to 29% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i9-9960X - 274 vs 212 FPS
  • Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 105 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

212

77%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

274

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.27/FPS

100%

Price, €

€348.87

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Prozessor (intergrierte Radeon Grafik, 8 Kerne/16 Threads, 105W DTP, AM5 Sockel, 40MB cache, Bis zu 5.4 GHz max boost, Kein Kühler)

Buy for 348.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75 minutes ago

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Game Graphics

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

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

47%

Multi-Core

9994

65%

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2908

100%

Multi-Core

15263

100%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Core i9-9960X

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo

Ryzen 7 7700X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9CollectionRyzen 7
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores8
32
Threads16
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.4 GHz
165 WTDP
105 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
31.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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