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Core i7-3960X vs Ryzen 7 1700X

Core i7-3960X vs Ryzen 7 1700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 1700X is 1935 days newer than Core i7-3960X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Valorant than Core i7-3960X - 742 vs 704 FPS
  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 95 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 16 vs 12 threads
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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


FPS

704

94.87870619946092%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Logo
Ryzen 7 1700X

Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017


FPS

742

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£79.97

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Processor - YD170XBCAEWOF

Buy for £79.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 169 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Logo
Ryzen 7 1700X

Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


Single-Core

690

63.41911764705882%

Multi-Core

3358

60.24398995335486%

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Logo
Ryzen 7 1700X

Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017


Single-Core

1088

100%

Multi-Core

5574

100%

Intel Core i7-3960X

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Nov 14th, 2011Release Date
Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i7CollectionRyzen 7
Sandy Bridge ECodenameSummit Ridge
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
130 WTDP
95 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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