Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 584 days older than Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
- Consumes up to 91% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 15 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 9% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U - 183 vs 168 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U - 32 vs 8 threads
World of Warcraft
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TOP 5 Games
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Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Mobile • Apr 8th, 2019
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Picasso | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket FP5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
