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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 4834 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 77% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-960 - 106 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-960 - €363.7 vs €494.67
- Up to 58% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-960 - €3.43 vs €8.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel Corp. BX80601960 Core i7-960 processor
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
106
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.43/FPS
100%
Price, €
€363.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor mit AMD Wraith Prism Cooler, bis zu 5.4GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Ryzen 9 7900
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
53 FPS
€32.92/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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46 FPS
€39.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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27 FPS
€59.22/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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75 FPS
€27.8/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,084.9
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40 FPS
€39.87/FPS
Radeon RX 6800
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,594.9
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56 FPS
€33.48/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,874.9
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63 FPS
€31.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,014.9
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81 FPS
€29.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,384.9
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87 FPS
€27.18/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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