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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-5960X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1326 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 1% better in New World than Ryzen 5 2600X - 112 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $117.72 vs $135.27
- Up to 13% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 5 2600X - $1.17 vs $1.35 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 95 vs 140 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
112
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.17/FPS
100%
Price, €
€130.67
100%
FPS and 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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