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Core i7-860 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i7-860 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i7-860

2.8 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-860 Logo
Intel Core i7-860 - processors (Intel Core i7-xxx, Socket H (LGA 1156), i7-860, 64-bit, L3, 0.65 - 1.4 V)

Buy for £230.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

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Core i7-860

2.8 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-860 Logo
Intel Core i7-860 - processors (Intel Core i7-xxx, Socket H (LGA 1156), i7-860, 64-bit, L3, 0.65 - 1.4 V)

Buy for £230.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 4767 days newer than Core i7-860.

Advantages of Core i7-860

  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 33% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-860 - 260 vs 196 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-860 - 32 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-860 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-860 Logo
Core i7-860

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

196

75%

Value, £/FPS

£1.17/FPS

100%

Price, £

£230.18

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-860 - processors (Intel Core i7-xxx, Socket H (LGA 1156), i7-860, 64-bit, L3, 0.65 - 1.4 V)

Buy for £230.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

260

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-860 Logo
Core i7-860

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-860 Logo
Core i7-860

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

446

15%

Multi-Core

1463

8%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i7-860 Logo

Core i7-860

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Sep 8th, 2009Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
LynnfieldCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1156SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
32
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
95 W
TDP170 W
45 nmProcess Size
5 nm
21.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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