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In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 2580 days newer than Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 11% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-3970X - 293 vs 263 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 105 vs 150 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3970X - 32 vs 12 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor (16C/32T, 72 MB Cache, 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Single-Core
648
38.028169014084504%
Multi-Core
3305
30.899401645474946%
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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