Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 143 days newer than Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 5% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 5 1600X - 183 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 32 vs 12 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1123
81.61337209302324%
Multi-Core
4766
45.4077743902439%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
