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In short — Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900HX is 1229 days newer than Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
- Performs up to 8% better in World of Warcraft than Core i9-7960X - 197 vs 183 FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 45 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX - 32 vs 16 threads
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
183
92%
Value, €/FPS
€1.54/FPS
100%
Price, €
€282.03
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Ryzen 9 5900HX
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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