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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2257 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Core i7-5960X
- Up to 19% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $190.77 vs $234.56
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 67% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i7-5960X - 162 vs 97 FPS
- Up to 26% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i7-5960X - $1.61 vs $2.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 24 vs 16 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
162
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€260.36
81%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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