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Core i7-4960X vs Ryzen 5 3500X

Core i7-4960X vs Ryzen 5 3500X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Core i7-4960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 2212 days newer than Core i7-4960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-4960X - 160 vs 152 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-4960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
This is a free version of Red Dead Redemption 2.
Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i7-4960X Logo
Core i7-4960X

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013


FPS

152

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


FPS

160

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.44/FPS

100%

Price, €

€231.18

100%

FPS and Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i7-4960X Logo
Core i7-4960X

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4960X Logo
Core i7-4960X

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013


Single-Core

682

43%

Multi-Core

3402

58%

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


Single-Core

1555

100%

Multi-Core

5850

100%

Intel Core i7-4960X Logo

Intel Core i7-4960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Sep 3rd, 2013Release Date
Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Ivy Bridge ECodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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