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Core i7-5960X vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Core i7-5960X vs Ryzen 5 5600G: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 2416 days newer than Core i7-5960X.

Advantages of Core i7-5960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G

  • Performs up to 4% better in F1 22 than Core i7-5960X - 283 vs 273 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

273

96%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


FPS

283

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1274

66%

Multi-Core

7389

96%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


Single-Core

1918

100%

Multi-Core

7665

100%

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo

Core i7-5960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo

Ryzen 5 5600G

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Apr 13th, 2021
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Haswell ECodenameCezanne
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
39.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Vega 7
YesOverclockableYes

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