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Core i7-4960X vs Ryzen 7 5700X

Core i7-4960X vs Ryzen 7 5700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms Core i7-4960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5700X is 3135 days newer than Core i7-4960X.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5700X

  • Performs up to 18% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-4960X - 238 vs 202 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-4960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4960X - 16 vs 12 threads
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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-4960X Logo
Core i7-4960X

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013


FPS

202

85%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

238

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-4960X Logo
Core i7-4960X

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4960X Logo
Core i7-4960X

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013


Single-Core

682

32%

Multi-Core

3402

35%

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2121

100%

Multi-Core

9729

100%

Intel Core i7-4960X Logo

Core i7-4960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo

Ryzen 7 5700X

Sep 3rd, 2013Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 7
Ivy Bridge ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0x
Multiplier34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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