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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 913 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 6% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 7 1700 - 542 vs 509 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $183.91 vs $218.59
- Up to 11% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-5960X - $0.4 vs $0.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
542
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.45/FPS
88.8888888888889%
Price, €
€242.63
84%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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Updated 57558 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
509
93.91143911439114%
Value, €/FPS
€0.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€204.14
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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In Stock
Updated 57558 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Single-Core
1005
78.88540031397174%
Multi-Core
5100
69.02151847340642%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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