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Core i7-3970X vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i7-3970X vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2926 days newer than Core i7-3970X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 41% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-3970X - 658 vs 467 FPS
  • Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 105 vs 150 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 24 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012


FPS

467

70%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

658

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.43/FPS

100%

Price, €

€285.47

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Prozessor 3,7 GHz 64 MB L3

Buy for 285.47 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 31 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo
Core i7-3970X

Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012


Single-Core

648

29%

Multi-Core

3305

27%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i7-3970X Logo

Intel Core i7-3970X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Nov 1st, 2012Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy Bridge ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
150 WTDP
105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Ryzen 9 5900X

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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