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Core i9-7960X vs Ryzen 9 7900

Core i9-7960X vs Ryzen 9 7900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 1961 days newer than Core i9-7960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 32 vs 24 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900

  • Performs up to 22% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-7960X - 172 vs 141 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.
Need For Speed Unbound

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

141

81.97674418604652%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


FPS

172

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€299.48

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 299.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75100 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1376

48.725212464589234%

Multi-Core

10496

62.68888490712536%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


Single-Core

2824

100%

Multi-Core

16743

100%

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo

Intel Core i9-7960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Jan 14th, 2023
Core i9CollectionRyzen 9
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores12
32
Threads24
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.4 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
28.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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