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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-5960X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1492 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 0% better in Ready or Not than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 262 vs 261 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $171.86 vs $548.4
- Up to 69% better value when playing Ready or Not than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $0.73 vs $2.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 140 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 48 vs 16 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
262
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.73/FPS
100%
Price, €
€190.77
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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Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
261
99.61832061068702%
Value, €/FPS
€2.33/FPS
31.330472103004293%
Price, €
€608.72
31%
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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In Stock
Updated 158 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1235
96.93877551020408%
Multi-Core
7407
100%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Haswell E | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Threads | 48 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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