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£230.18
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AvailabilityMSRP $699
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-860 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 4866 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-860.
Advantages of Core i7-860
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £230.18 vs £1179.89
- Up to 77% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £1.09 vs £4.80 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 16% better in Fortnite than Core i7-860 - 246 vs 212 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
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
212
86%
Value, £/FPS
£1.09/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
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Updated 267 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
246
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.8/FPS
23%
Price, £
£1179.89
19%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E
Buy for £1,179.89 on Amazon
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Updated 267 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-860 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-860 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
246 FPS
£9.19/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,259.99
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219 FPS
£14.76/FPS
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,233
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