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Core i9-7960X vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i9-7960X vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 1852 days newer than Core i9-7960X.

Advantages of Core i9-7960X

  • Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 165 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 14% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-7960X - 132 vs 116 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

116

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

132

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.42/FPS

100%

Price, €

€451.24

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 451.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 44 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1376

47%

Multi-Core

10496

54%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo

Core i9-7960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9CollectionRyzen 9
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16Cores16
32Threads32
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
165 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
28.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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