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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 3547 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 8% better in Deathloop than Core i7-960 - 181 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $145.5 vs $160.86
- Up to 16% better value when playing Deathloop than Core i7-960 - $0.89 vs $1.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 12 vs 8 threads
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
181
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.89/FPS
100%
Price, €
€161.51
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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