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Core i7-4960X vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i7-4960X vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X is 2620 days newer than Core i7-4960X.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 53% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-4960X - 147 vs 96 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-4960X - 105 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4960X - 32 vs 12 threads
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Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013


FPS

96

65%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

147

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.11/FPS

100%

Price, €

€309.9

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor

Buy for 309.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 92 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013


Single-Core

682

31%

Multi-Core

3402

28%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i7-4960X Logo

Core i7-4960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Sep 3rd, 2013Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy Bridge ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
130 WTDP
105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0x
Multiplier34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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