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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7640X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1228 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7640X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-7640X - 156 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-7640X - £295.00 vs £329.98
- Up to 15% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-7640X - £1.89 vs £2.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than Intel Core i5-7640X - 105 vs 112 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 32 vs 4 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
Intel Core i5-7640X 4.00 GHz LGA 2066 CPU Box - Black
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
156
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.89/FPS
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Price, £
£295
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)
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Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7640X | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 112 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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