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Core i7-5960X vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Core i7-5960X vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 2257 days newer than Core i7-5960X.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i7-5960X - 253 vs 240 FPS
  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 105 vs 140 Watts
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Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

240

95%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

253

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1274

58%

Multi-Core

7389

72%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

100%

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo

Core i7-5960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo

Ryzen 7 5800X

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 7
Haswell ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores8
16Threads16
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
140 WTDP
105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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