Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 183 days newer than Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 158 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
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Single-Core
1088
79.06976744186046%
Multi-Core
5574
53.105945121951216%
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
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Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |