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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 8700G is 3416 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Core i7-5960X
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 7 8700G - $211.76 vs $229.73
Advantages of Ryzen 7 8700G
- Performs up to 20% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-5960X - 247 vs 205 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-5960X - $0.93 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
247
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.93/FPS
100%
Price, €
€229.73
92%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X | vs | Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-5960X or Ryzen 7 8700G
With selected game settings
145 FPS
€9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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132 FPS
€8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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179 FPS
€12.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 8700G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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