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Core i7-3960X vs Ryzen 5 1500X

Core i7-3960X vs Ryzen 5 1500X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $189

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 1500X is 1975 days newer than Core i7-3960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

  • Performs up to 7% better in Minecraft than Core i7-3960X - 669 vs 623 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
This is a free version of Minecraft.
Minecraft

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


FPS

623

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo
Ryzen 5 1500X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

669

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.09/FPS

100%

Price, €

€59.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo
Ryzen 5 1500X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


Single-Core

690

62%

Multi-Core

3358

92%

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo
Ryzen 5 1500X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1104

100%

Multi-Core

3644

100%

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo

Intel Core i7-3960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Nov 14th, 2011Release Date
Apr 11th, 2017
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy Bridge ECodenameSummit Ridge
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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