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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-5960X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 2948 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Core i7-5960X
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $211.76 vs $446.27
- Up to 51% better value when playing Control than Ryzen 9 7950X - $1.05 vs $2.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 140 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Control than Core i7-5960X - 208 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 32 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
201
97%
Value, €/FPS
€1.05/FPS
100%
Price, €
€211.76
100%
Value Winner
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 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
208
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.15/FPS
49%
Price, €
€446.27
47%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for €446.27 on Amazon
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Updated 7119 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-5960X or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
80 FPS
€29.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,340.54
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134 FPS
€16.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,238.74
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99 FPS
€18.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,863.96
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134 FPS
€15.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,067.57
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181 FPS
€20.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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€3,719.82
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80 FPS
€25.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,007.21
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181 FPS
€15.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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€2,774.77
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80 FPS
€33.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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€2,683.78
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134 FPS
€18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,412.61
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110 FPS
€21.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,367.57
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