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Core i5-661 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i5-661 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $196

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MSRP $699

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-661 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 4646 days newer than Core i5-661.

Advantages of Core i5-661

  • Consumes up to 49% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 87 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 3% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-661 - 195 vs 189 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-661 - 32 vs 4 threads
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-661 Logo
Core i5-661

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

189

97%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

195

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-661 Logo
Core i5-661

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-661 Logo
Core i5-661

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

488

17%

Multi-Core

929

5%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i5-661 Logo

Core i5-661

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
ClarkdaleCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1156SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
87 W
TDP170 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
25.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-661 or Ryzen 9 7950X

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